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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
204 AM CDT TUE MAR 12 2013


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1946 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         67    155 AM  85    1955  71     -4       78       
  MINIMUM         46    843 AM  35    1998  53     -7       64       
                                      1983                          
  AVERAGE         57                        62     -5       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.64          0.71 1957   0.13   0.51     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.66                      1.64  -0.98     0.31    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.66                      1.64  -0.98     0.31    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.46                     12.09   2.37     6.84    
                                                                     
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        8                         5      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  106                        63     43       21       
  SINCE MAR 1    106                        63     43       21       
  SINCE JUL 1    995                      1172   -177      759       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        17    -12       47       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                        17    -12       47       
  SINCE JAN 1     37                        54    -17      159       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        86      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        33      1969                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 12 2013.........SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   708 PM CDT   
MARCH 13 2013.........SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   708 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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