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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
201 AM CDT SUN APR 15 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 14 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         85    305 PM  87    2001  78      7       82       
  MINIMUM         66    426 AM  44    1980  60      6       63       
  AVERAGE         76                        69      7       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.50 1991   0.15  -0.15      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    5.48                      2.11   3.37     0.35    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.58                      6.66   6.92    10.83    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.11                     17.11   3.00    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                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        24    -24        9       
  SINCE MAR 1     22                       160   -138       58       
  SINCE JUL 1    766                      1269   -503     1308       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         5      6        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  124                        56     68      103       
  SINCE MAR 1    332                       119    213      212       
  SINCE JAN 1    443                       156    287      282       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        87      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        46      2008                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 15 2012.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 PM CDT   
APRIL 16 2012.........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 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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