000 CDUS44 KLIX 182123 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 423 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2009 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 2009... VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME. CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1946 TO 2009 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 76 250 PM 89 1982 73 3 79 MINIMUM 53 642 AM 33 1960 53 0 71 AVERAGE 65 63 2 75 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 1.57 1975 0.16 -0.16 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.90 3.08 -2.18 1.73 SINCE MAR 1 0.90 3.08 -2.18 1.73 SINCE JAN 1 11.69 14.42 -2.73 7.92 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 1.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 0 4 -4 0 MONTH TO DATE 66 105 -39 104 SINCE MAR 1 66 105 -39 104 SINCE JUL 1 1008 1327 -319 1039 COOLING TODAY 0 2 -2 10 MONTH TO DATE 52 30 22 36 SINCE MAR 1 52 30 22 36 SINCE JAN 1 111 61 50 84 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 300 AM LOWEST 38 1200 PM AVERAGE 66 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 87 1982 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 38 1967 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 18 2009.........SUNRISE 707 AM CDT SUNSET 711 PM CDT MARCH 19 2009.........SUNRISE 706 AM CDT SUNSET 712 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$