056 CDUS44 KLIX 220703 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 202 AM CDT MON MAR 22 2010 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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 61 103 AM 87 1982 73 -12 76 MINIMUM 39 742 AM 32 1965 54 -15 57 AVERAGE 50 64 -14 67 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 3.11 1989 0.16 -0.16 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.89 3.56 -0.67 0.90 SINCE MAR 1 2.89 3.56 -0.67 0.90 SINCE JAN 1 11.73 14.90 -3.17 11.69 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM MONTH TO DATE 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.1 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 15 4 11 0 MONTH TO DATE 176 117 59 66 SINCE MAR 1 176 117 59 66 SINCE JUL 1 1680 1339 341 1008 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 2 MONTH TO DATE 5 36 -31 56 SINCE MAR 1 5 36 -31 56 SINCE JAN 1 11 67 -56 115 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 90 100 AM LOWEST 46 1200 PM AVERAGE 68 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 83 1991 1975 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 30 1965 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 22 2010.........SUNRISE 702 AM CDT SUNSET 714 PM CDT MARCH 23 2010.........SUNRISE 701 AM CDT SUNSET 714 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$