105 CDUS44 KLIX 180720 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 120 AM CST SAT DEC 18 2010 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 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 60 251 AM 79 1990 64 -4 51 1971 MINIMUM 45 1159 PM 25 1960 45 0 48 AVERAGE 53 55 -2 50 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.01 1.77 2009 0.16 -0.15 1.77 MONTH TO DATE 0.21 2.80 -2.59 24.25 SINCE DEC 1 0.21 2.80 -2.59 24.25 SINCE JAN 1 51.96 61.89 -9.93 77.64 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM MONTH TO DATE 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 12 11 1 15 MONTH TO DATE 239 167 72 178 SINCE DEC 1 239 167 72 178 SINCE JUL 1 357 366 -9 351 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 4 17 -13 6 SINCE DEC 1 4 17 -13 6 SINCE JAN 1 3297 2761 536 3216 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 1200 AM LOWEST 80 700 PM AVERAGE 87 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 79 2008 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 26 1979 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 18 2010......SUNRISE 651 AM CST SUNSET 504 PM CST DECEMBER 19 2010......SUNRISE 652 AM CST SUNSET 505 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$