681 CDUS44 KLIX 200701 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 101 AM CST MON DEC 20 2010 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 19 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 56 415 PM 82 1967 64 -8 60 MINIMUM 39 1157 PM 26 1996 45 -6 44 AVERAGE 48 54 -6 52 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.20 1973 0.16 -0.16 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.22 3.12 -2.90 24.93 SINCE DEC 1 0.22 3.12 -2.90 24.93 SINCE JAN 1 51.97 62.21 -10.24 78.32 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 17 11 6 13 MONTH TO DATE 273 189 84 203 SINCE DEC 1 273 189 84 203 SINCE JUL 1 391 388 3 376 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 4 19 -15 6 SINCE DEC 1 4 19 -15 6 SINCE JAN 1 3297 2763 534 3216 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.7 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 73 700 AM LOWEST 24 300 PM AVERAGE 49 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 80 1978 1967 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 25 1996 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 20 2010......SUNRISE 652 AM CST SUNSET 505 PM CST DECEMBER 21 2010......SUNRISE 653 AM CST SUNSET 506 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$