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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
205 AM CDT SAT MAY 12 2012


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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         77    904 AM  91    2003  84     -7       88       
  MINIMUM         68    313 AM  51    1960  67      1       71       
  AVERAGE         73                        76     -3       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.33          2.54 1974   0.14   0.19     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.73                      1.57  -0.84      T      
  SINCE MAR 1     16.27                     10.73   5.54    10.83    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.80                     21.18   1.62    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        8                        11     -3       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  157                       103     54      117       
  SINCE MAR 1    610                       323    287      511       
  SINCE JAN 1    721                       360    361      581       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     54           800 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        91      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        47      1960                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 12 2012...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 PM CDT   
MAY 13 2012...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 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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