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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS                                 
108 AM CST FRI DEC 30 2005

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...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 29 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1946 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         69    416 PM  81    1974  63      6       72       
  MINIMUM         46    644 AM  24    1983  44      2       40       
  AVERAGE         58                        53      5       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.55 1977   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.32                      4.73  -1.41     3.44    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.32                      4.73  -1.41     3.44    
  SINCE JAN 1     53.01                     63.82 -10.81    79.28    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                        12     -5        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  348                       307     41      393       
  SINCE DEC 1    348                       307     41      393       
  SINCE JUL 1    511                       506      5      466       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        29    -18       15       
  SINCE DEC 1     11                        29    -18       15       
  SINCE JAN 1   3183                      2773    410     3085       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     27           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        81      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        20      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 30 2005......SUNRISE   656 AM CST   SUNSET   511 PM CST   
DECEMBER 31 2005......SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   512 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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