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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
209 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2013


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         76    520 PM  91    1978  82     -6       88       
  MINIMUM         67   1159 PM  49    1965  64      3       69       
  AVERAGE         72                        73     -1       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.34          2.20 1993   0.14   1.20     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.34                      0.14   1.20     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1     14.04                      9.30   4.74    15.54    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.84                     19.75   8.09    22.07    
                                                                     
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    241                       170     71       22       
  SINCE JUL 1   1130                      1279   -149      760       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         8     -1       14       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         8     -1       14       
  SINCE MAR 1    179                       228    -49      467       
  SINCE JAN 1    211                       265    -54      579       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     79           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       

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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 2013...........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 PM CDT   
MAY  3 2013...........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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