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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
102 AM CST SUN MAR 11 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 10 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         65    940 PM  82    2000  71     -6       64       
                                      1986                          
                                      1980                          
  MINIMUM         56    653 AM  34    1996  53      3       49       
                                      1961                          
  AVERAGE         61                        62     -1       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.05 1992   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      1.51  -1.20     6.68    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.31                      1.51  -1.20     6.68    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.84                     11.96  -5.12    12.42    
                                                                     
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        4                         5     -1        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        58    -37       31       
  SINCE MAR 1     21                        58    -37       31       
  SINCE JUL 1    765                      1167   -402     1281       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   41                        15     26       13       
  SINCE MAR 1     41                        15     26       13       
  SINCE JAN 1    152                        52    100       83       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     51           300 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        85      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        35      1998                    
                                             1983                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 11 2012.........SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   707 PM CDT   
MARCH 12 2012.........SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   708 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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