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Revision as of 16:38, 11 November 2010
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Latitude/Longitude 30.08°N 89.93°W [1]
Elevation 1.2 meters [2]
Major Body of Water Gulf of Mexico, Lake Pontchartrain [3]
Contents
Climate
Climate Zone
Humid Subtropical [4]
Average Temperature
| New Orleans Temperature | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual |
| Avg. Temperature | 51.3 | 54.3 | 61.6 | 68.5 | 74.8 | 80.0 | 81.9 | 81.5 | 78.1 | 69.1 | 61.1 | 54.5 | 68.1 |
| Avg. Max Temperature | 60.8 | 64.1 | 71.6 | 78.5 | 84.4 | 89.2 | 90.6 | 90.2 | 86.6 | 79.4 | 71.1 | 64.3 | 77.6 |
| Avg. Min Temperature | 41.8 | 44.4 | 51.6 | 58.4 | 65.2 | 70.8 | 73.1 | 72.8 | 69.5 | 58.7 | 51.0 | 44.8 | 58.5 |
Average Precipitation
| New Orleans Precipitation | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual |
| Precipitation (inches) | 5.0 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 61.9 |
| Days with Precipitation | 10.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 14.0 | 13.0 | 10.0 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 115 |
| Monthly Snowfall (inches) | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
Factors that Regulate the Climate
New orleans is near a Lake and the Gulf of Mexico so it is humid. It is flat. Near the 30 degree N latitude. [6]
- ↑ http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=New+Orleans&state=LA&site=LIX&textField1=30.0658&textField2=-89.9314&e=0
- ↑ http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=New+Orleans&state=LA&site=LIX&textField1=30.0658&textField2=-89.9314&e=0
- ↑ Goole Earth
- ↑ Earth Science Text Book
- ↑ http://www.climate-zone.com/climate/united-states/texas/houston/index_centigrade.htm
- ↑ Google Earth
