316 CDUS44 KLIX 100727 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 126 AM CST FRI DEC 10 2010 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 9 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 52 301 PM 82 2007 66 -14 72 1991 1980 MINIMUM 35 706 AM 29 1973 47 -12 50 AVERAGE 44 56 -12 61 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.45 1967 0.16 -0.16 0.00 MONTH TO DATE T 1.52 -1.52 8.04 SINCE DEC 1 T 1.52 -1.52 8.04 SINCE JAN 1 51.75 60.61 -8.86 61.43 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 21 10 11 4 MONTH TO DATE 134 83 51 101 SINCE DEC 1 134 83 51 101 SINCE JUL 1 252 282 -30 274 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 1 9 -8 1 SINCE DEC 1 1 9 -8 1 SINCE JAN 1 3294 2753 541 3211 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 76 1100 PM LOWEST 28 1100 AM AVERAGE 52 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 81 2007 1972 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 30 1995 1973 1962 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 10 2010......SUNRISE 646 AM CST SUNSET 502 PM CST DECEMBER 11 2010......SUNRISE 647 AM CST SUNSET 502 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$