618 CDUS44 KLIX 250702 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 201 AM CDT THU MAR 25 2010 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 24 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 71 218 PM 84 1994 74 -3 78 MINIMUM 50 350 AM 32 1968 54 -4 65 AVERAGE 61 64 -3 72 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 5.10 1973 0.17 -0.17 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.89 4.05 -1.16 0.90 SINCE MAR 1 2.89 4.05 -1.16 0.90 SINCE JAN 1 11.73 15.39 -3.66 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 4 4 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 198 129 69 66 SINCE MAR 1 198 129 69 66 SINCE JUL 1 1702 1351 351 1008 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 7 MONTH TO DATE 5 42 -37 67 SINCE MAR 1 5 42 -37 67 SINCE JAN 1 11 73 -62 126 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 100 AM LOWEST 66 100 PM AVERAGE 80 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 84 2005 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 30 1968 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 25 2010.........SUNRISE 659 AM CDT SUNSET 716 PM CDT MARCH 26 2010.........SUNRISE 658 AM CDT SUNSET 716 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$