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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
120 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1946 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         83R   103 PM  81    2000  69     14       73       
  MINIMUM         71   1141 PM  26    1968  51     20       53       
  AVERAGE         77                        60     17       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.67 1994   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.53                     10.61  -4.08     5.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6        2       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         6     -6        2       
  SINCE JUL 1    744                      1115   -371     1252       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         1     11        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                         1     11        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     12                         1     11        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    123                        38     85       70       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        83      1971                    
                                             1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        25      1980                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  2 2012.........SUNRISE   625 AM CST   SUNSET   601 PM CST   
MARCH  3 2012.........SUNRISE   624 AM CST   SUNSET   602 PM CST   

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




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