540 CDUS44 KLIX 090702 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 201 AM CDT THU SEP 9 2010 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 8 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 92 305 PM 96 1980 89 3 90 MINIMUM 76 450 AM 62 1950 73 3 74 AVERAGE 84 81 3 82 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.04 2000 0.21 -0.21 0.32 MONTH TO DATE 0.22 1.68 -1.46 0.78 SINCE SEP 1 0.22 1.68 -1.46 0.78 SINCE JAN 1 48.15 47.08 1.07 37.96 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 SINCE SEP 1 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE SEP 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0 COOLING YESTERDAY 19 15 4 17 MONTH TO DATE 146 127 19 134 SINCE SEP 1 146 127 19 134 SINCE JAN 1 2616 2214 402 2578 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 91 300 AM LOWEST 49 1200 PM AVERAGE 70 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 98 1980 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 64 1965 SUNRISE AND SUNSET SEPTEMBER 9 2010.....SUNRISE 642 AM CDT SUNSET 714 PM CDT SEPTEMBER 10 2010.....SUNRISE 643 AM CDT SUNSET 712 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$