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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
210 AM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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         76    121 PM  86    1974  71      5       74       
  MINIMUM         63   1153 PM  33    1969  53     10       47       
  AVERAGE         70                        62      8       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.84          1.17 1993   0.14   0.70     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.15                      1.78  -0.63     6.68    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.15                      1.78  -0.63     6.68    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.68                     12.23  -4.55    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        0                         5     -5        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        68    -47       43       
  SINCE MAR 1     21                        68    -47       43       
  SINCE JUL 1    765                      1177   -412     1293       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         2      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   52                        19     33       13       
  SINCE MAR 1     52                        19     33       13       
  SINCE JAN 1    163                        56    107       83       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     74           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        85      1982                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        29      1969                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 13 2012.........SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   708 PM CDT   
MARCH 14 2012.........SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   709 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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