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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
220 AM CDT FRI MAY 6 2011


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 2011...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1946 TO 2011


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         83    858 AM  92    1952  82      1       88       
  MINIMUM         60   1152 PM  47    1973  64     -4       69       
  AVERAGE         72                        73     -1       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.79 1981   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.71  -0.71     0.13    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.83                     10.97  -0.14     5.65    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.57                     22.31  -5.74    14.49    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     58                       195   -137      223       
  SINCE JUL 1   1308                      1417   -109     1727       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         8     -1       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        38      6       75       
  SINCE MAR 1    438                       236    202      246       
  SINCE JAN 1    508                       267    241      252       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     31           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        92      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        49      1968                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2011...........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT   
MAY  7 2011...........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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