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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
203 AM CDT TUE APR 17 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         87R   110 PM  87    1972  78      9       76       
  MINIMUM         70   1159 PM  42    1961  60     10       55       
  AVERAGE         79                        69     10       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.32          3.27 1973   0.16   0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.80                      2.42   3.38     0.35    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.90                      6.97   6.93    10.83    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.43                     17.42   3.01    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                        26    -26        9       
  SINCE MAR 1     22                       162   -140       58       
  SINCE JUL 1    766                      1271   -505     1308       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                         5      9        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  152                        66     86      116       
  SINCE MAR 1    360                       129    231      225       
  SINCE JAN 1    471                       166    305      295       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     61           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        91      2006                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        41      1983                    
                                             1962                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2012.........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 PM CDT   
APRIL 18 2012.........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 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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