CDUS44 KLIX 042121
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS
420 PM CDT MON AUG 4 2008


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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 4 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         88        MM  98    1951  92     -4       90
  MINIMUM         78        MM  67    1974  74      4       75
  AVERAGE         83                        83      0       83

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             1.57 1981   0.19  -0.19     0.56
  MONTH TO DATE    1.01                      0.76   0.25     0.56
  SINCE JUN 1      8.50                     13.79  -5.29    13.46
  SINCE JAN 1     30.73                     40.01  -9.28    32.93

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           18                        18      0       18
  MONTH TO DATE   73                        72      1       74
  SINCE JUN 1   1180                      1076    104     1104
  SINCE JAN 1   1826                      1625    201     1699
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 WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    79          1200 AM
 LOWEST     63          1100 AM
 AVERAGE    71

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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   92       100      1990
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        67      1974


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST  4 2008........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT
AUGUST  5 2008........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 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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