874 CDUS44 KLIX 150703 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 203 AM CDT MON MAR 15 2010 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 2010... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1946 TO 2010 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 74 418 PM 84 1982 72 2 74 1955 MINIMUM 47 614 AM 31 1993 52 -5 60 AVERAGE 61 62 -1 67 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.31 1949 0.17 -0.17 0.47 MONTH TO DATE 2.45 2.42 0.03 0.48 SINCE MAR 1 2.45 2.42 0.03 0.48 SINCE JAN 1 11.29 13.76 -2.47 11.27 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.1 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 4 5 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 125 87 38 66 SINCE MAR 1 125 87 38 66 SINCE JUL 1 1629 1309 320 1008 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 2 MONTH TO DATE 5 22 -17 50 SINCE MAR 1 5 22 -17 50 SINCE JAN 1 11 53 -42 109 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 83 200 AM LOWEST 29 400 PM AVERAGE 56 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 87 1982 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 31 1993 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 15 2010.........SUNRISE 711 AM CDT SUNSET 709 PM CDT MARCH 16 2010.........SUNRISE 710 AM CDT SUNSET 710 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$