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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
207 AM CDT WED APR 18 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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         79   1224 PM  91    2006  79      0       75       
  MINIMUM         62   1129 PM  41    1983  60      2       62       
                                      1962                          
  AVERAGE         71                        69      2       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.01          3.13 1973   0.16   0.85     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.81                      2.58   4.23     0.35    
  SINCE MAR 1     14.91                      7.13   7.78    10.83    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.44                     17.58   3.86    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                        27    -27        9       
  SINCE MAR 1     22                       163   -141       58       
  SINCE JUL 1    766                      1272   -506     1308       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         5      1        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  158                        71     87      120       
  SINCE MAR 1    366                       134    232      229       
  SINCE JAN 1    477                       171    306      299       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        91      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        43      1999                    
                                             1961                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2012.........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 PM CDT   
APRIL 19 2012.........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 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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