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CDUS44 KLIX 212109
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
409 PM CDT MON JUL 21 2008


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 21 2008...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1946 TO 2008


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         97    100 PM  97    2000  91      6       90
  MINIMUM         78        MM  68    1984  74      4       74
  AVERAGE         88                        83      5       82

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             0.91 1982   0.19  -0.19      T
  MONTH TO DATE    1.60                      4.30  -2.70     2.95
  SINCE JUN 1      5.85                     11.13  -5.28    11.59
  SINCE JAN 1     28.08                     37.35  -9.27    31.06

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JUN 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0

 COOLING
  TODAY           23                        18      5       17
  MONTH TO DATE  396                       358     38      370
  SINCE JUN 1    912                       824     88      866
  SINCE JAN 1   1558                      1373    185     1461
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 WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    91           400 AM
 LOWEST     42           200 PM
 AVERAGE    67

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91        99      1981
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        68      1972


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
JULY 21 2008..........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT
JULY 22 2008..........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 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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