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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
206 AM CDT SAT MAR 31 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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         82   1137 AM  86    1974  75      7       72       
  MINIMUM         67    532 AM  36    1964  56     11       57       
  AVERAGE         75                        65     10       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14          2.25 1999   0.15  -0.01     0.21    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.08                      4.40   3.68    10.48    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.08                      4.40   3.68    10.48    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.61                     14.85  -0.24    16.22    
                                                                     
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                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   22                       134   -112       44       
  SINCE MAR 1     22                       134   -112       44       
  SINCE JUL 1    766                      1243   -477     1294       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         3      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  197                        60    137      109       
  SINCE MAR 1    197                        60    137      109       
  SINCE JAN 1    308                        97    211      179       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        86      1974                    
                                             1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        34      1987                    
                                             1971                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 31 2012.........SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   719 PM CDT   
APRIL  1 2012.........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 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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