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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
202 AM CDT SUN APR 8 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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         80    235 PM  86    1986  76      4       83       
                                      1978                          
  MINIMUM         65   1158 PM  35    1971  58      7       59       
  AVERAGE         73                        67      6       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          6.41 1983   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.44                      1.04   4.40     0.35    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.54                      5.59   7.95    10.83    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.07                     16.04   4.03    16.57    
                                                                     
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                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        14    -14        9       
  SINCE MAR 1     22                       150   -128       58       
  SINCE JUL 1    766                      1259   -493     1308       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         4      4        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   63                        25     38       29       
  SINCE MAR 1    271                        88    183      138       
  SINCE JAN 1    382                       125    257      208       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        88      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        32      1971                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  8 2012.........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 PM CDT   
APRIL  9 2012.........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   725 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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