506 CDUS44 KLIX 200701 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 201 AM CDT SAT MAR 20 2010 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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 70 130 PM 87 1982 73 -3 77 1963 MINIMUM 46 612 AM 38 1967 54 -8 54 1962 AVERAGE 58 63 -5 66 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.49 1964 0.16 -0.16 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.65 3.24 -0.59 0.90 SINCE MAR 1 2.65 3.24 -0.59 0.90 SINCE JAN 1 11.49 14.58 -3.09 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 158 109 49 66 SINCE MAR 1 158 109 49 66 SINCE JUL 1 1662 1331 331 1008 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 1 MONTH TO DATE 5 32 -27 53 SINCE MAR 1 5 32 -27 53 SINCE JAN 1 11 63 -52 112 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 600 AM LOWEST 36 200 PM AVERAGE 65 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 88 1982 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 31 1965 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 20 2010.........SUNRISE 705 AM CDT SUNSET 712 PM CDT MARCH 21 2010.........SUNRISE 704 AM CDT SUNSET 713 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$