374 CDUS44 KLIX 130709 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 108 AM CST MON DEC 13 2010 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 12 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 58 1226 AM 82 1971 65 -7 67 1949 MINIMUM 40 1159 PM 20 1962 46 -6 44 AVERAGE 49 56 -7 56 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 5.26 2009 0.16 -0.16 5.26 MONTH TO DATE 0.20 2.00 -1.80 13.47 SINCE DEC 1 0.20 2.00 -1.80 13.47 SINCE JAN 1 51.95 61.09 -9.14 66.86 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 16 10 6 9 MONTH TO DATE 166 113 53 145 SINCE DEC 1 166 113 53 145 SINCE JUL 1 284 312 -28 318 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 1 12 -11 1 SINCE DEC 1 1 12 -11 1 SINCE JAN 1 3294 2756 538 3211 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.3 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 66 100 AM LOWEST 30 100 PM AVERAGE 48 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 80 1991 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 17 1962 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 13 2010......SUNRISE 648 AM CST SUNSET 502 PM CST DECEMBER 14 2010......SUNRISE 649 AM CST SUNSET 503 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$