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Public Information Statement
Issued by NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge, LA

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LAZ034>037-039-040-046>050-056>072-MSZ068>071-077-080>082-050330-

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
445 PM CDT SAT MAY 4 2013

...SEVERAL RECORDS FALL INCLUDING SOME ALL TIME MINIMUM LOW
MONTHLY RECORDS FOR MAY...

THE FOLLOWING IS A PRELIMINARY LIST OF RECORDS BROKEN...AND IN
SOME CASES DESTROYED...LAST NIGHT AND THIS MORNING. THIS DATA
IS FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES AND LOCATIONS BUT IS THE MOST COMPLETE
DATA WE HAVE IN OUR FILES. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT LAST NIGHT AND
THIS MORNING WE BROKE OR TIED DAILY RECORDS AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS
AND BROKE OR TIED THE ALL TIME MINIMUM TEMPERATURE FOR MAY AT
SEVERAL LOCATIONS AS WELL. RECORD EVENT REPORTS HAVE BEEN SENT
WITH MORE FINALIZED DATA.

MAY 3

SITE              24 HR LOW     OLD DAILY
                               RECORD (YEAR)
-----------------------------------------------

BATON ROUGE (BTR)     44        48 (2011)*
NEW ORLEANS (MSY)     51        51 (2004)
NEW ORLEANS (NEW)     53        53 (1954)
SLIDELL AIRPORT (ASD) 46        46 (2004)
MCCOMB AIRPORT (MCB)  39        43 (1976)
GULFPORT (GPT)        48        48 (2004)*

MAY 4

SITE               LOW TEMP     OLD DAILY      ALL TIME MAY
                               RECORD (YEAR)   RECORD (DATE)
------------------------------------------------------------

BATON ROUGE (BTR)     40        43 (2011)*      40 (5/14/1944)
NEW ORLEANS (MSY)     46        51 (1983)       41 (5/13/1960)
NEW ORLEANS (NEW)     51        51 (1954)       51 (5/04/1954)
NEW ORLEANS (AUD)     46        50 (1954)       46 (5/04/1921)
SLIDELL AIRPORT (ASD) 39        43 (2004)       43 (5/04/2004)
MCCOMB AIRPORT (MCB)  35        41 (1954)       41 (5/01/1996)*
GULFPORT (GPT)        43        46 (2004)*      46 (5/04/2011)*

* RECORDS OCCURRED ON OTHER DATES AS WELL

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