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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
210 AM CDT THU MAY 10 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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         83    312 PM  91    1986  84     -1       89       
  MINIMUM         73    223 AM  48    1992  67      6       70       
  AVERAGE         78                        75      3       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.23 1991   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.40                      1.30  -0.90      T      
  SINCE MAR 1     15.94                     10.46   5.48    10.83    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.47                     20.91   1.56    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       13                        10      3       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  138                        82     56       86       
  SINCE MAR 1    591                       302    289      480       
  SINCE JAN 1    702                       339    363      550       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56          1000 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        90      2009                    
                                             2002                    
                                             2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        51      1969                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 10 2012...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT   
MAY 11 2012...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 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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