385 CDUS44 KLIX 280709 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 206 AM CDT SUN MAR 28 2010 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27 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 71 302 PM 84 1991 74 -3 78 MINIMUM 48 455 AM 30 1955 55 -7 65 AVERAGE 60 65 -5 72 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.53 1960 0.17 -0.17 0.69 MONTH TO DATE 2.91 4.56 -1.65 4.88 SINCE MAR 1 2.91 4.56 -1.65 4.88 SINCE JAN 1 11.75 15.90 -4.15 15.67 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 5 3 2 0 MONTH TO DATE 207 138 69 66 SINCE MAR 1 207 138 69 66 SINCE JUL 1 1711 1360 351 1008 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 7 MONTH TO DATE 10 50 -40 90 SINCE MAR 1 10 50 -40 90 SINCE JAN 1 16 81 -65 149 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 400 AM LOWEST 53 100 PM AVERAGE 73 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 84 1972 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 38 1955 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 28 2010.........SUNRISE 655 AM CDT SUNSET 717 PM CDT MARCH 29 2010.........SUNRISE 654 AM CDT SUNSET 718 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$