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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
201 AM CDT WED MAY 2 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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   1129 AM  91    1978  82      6       88
  MINIMUM         69    341 AM  49    1965  64      5       71
  AVERAGE         79                        73      6       80

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.20 1993   0.14  -0.14     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.14  -0.14     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1     15.54                      9.30   6.24    10.83
  SINCE JAN 1     22.07                     19.75   2.32    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                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1     22                       170   -148       58
  SINCE JUL 1    766                      1279   -513     1308

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       14                         8      6       15
  MONTH TO DATE   14                         8      6       15
  SINCE MAR 1    467                       228    239      409
  SINCE JAN 1    578                       265    313      479
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           600 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        92      2002
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        49      1971
                                             1965


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  2 2012...........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 PM CDT
MAY  3 2012...........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 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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