809 CDUS44 KLIX 300712 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 210 AM CDT TUE MAR 30 2010 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 29 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 69 411 PM 83 2007 75 -6 67 2000 MINIMUM 47 424 AM 40 1947 55 -8 48 AVERAGE 58 65 -7 58 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.25 1980 0.17 -0.17 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.91 4.90 -1.99 5.06 SINCE MAR 1 2.91 4.90 -1.99 5.06 SINCE JAN 1 11.75 16.24 -4.49 15.85 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 3 4 7 MONTH TO DATE 215 144 71 74 SINCE MAR 1 215 144 71 74 SINCE JUL 1 1719 1366 353 1016 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 0 MONTH TO DATE 10 56 -46 90 SINCE MAR 1 10 56 -46 90 SINCE JAN 1 16 87 -71 149 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 77 500 AM LOWEST 32 500 PM AVERAGE 55 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 86 1974 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 36 1964 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 30 2010.........SUNRISE 653 AM CDT SUNSET 719 PM CDT MARCH 31 2010.........SUNRISE 652 AM CDT SUNSET 719 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$