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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
202 AM CDT TUE MAY 1 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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         88    319 PM  89    2002  82      6       85       
                                      1955                          
                                      1953                          
  MINIMUM         68    510 AM  46    1965  64      4       64       
  AVERAGE         78                        73      5       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.79 1975   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    7.44                      4.61   2.83     0.35    
  SINCE MAR 1     15.54                      9.16   6.38    10.83    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.07                     19.61   2.46    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                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        32    -32        9       
  SINCE MAR 1     22                       170   -148       58       
  SINCE JUL 1    766                      1279   -513     1308       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         8      5       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  245                       157     88      285       
  SINCE MAR 1    453                       220    233      394       
  SINCE JAN 1    564                       257    307      464       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        91      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        49      1965                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2012...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2012...........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 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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