597 CDUS44 KLIX 180700 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 200 AM CDT THU MAR 18 2010 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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 65 437 PM 87 1982 72 -7 75 1963 MINIMUM 51 1124 PM 32 1962 53 -2 57 AVERAGE 58 63 -5 66 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.17 3.57 1961 0.16 0.01 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.65 2.92 -0.27 0.90 SINCE MAR 1 2.65 2.92 -0.27 0.90 SINCE JAN 1 11.49 14.26 -2.77 11.69 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 7 4 3 0 MONTH TO DATE 143 101 42 66 SINCE MAR 1 143 101 42 66 SINCE JUL 1 1647 1323 324 1008 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 1 MONTH TO DATE 5 28 -23 52 SINCE MAR 1 5 28 -23 52 SINCE JAN 1 11 59 -48 111 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 300 AM LOWEST 48 400 PM AVERAGE 69 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 89 1982 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 33 1960 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 18 2010.........SUNRISE 707 AM CDT SUNSET 711 PM CDT MARCH 19 2010.........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. $$