081 CDUS44 KLIX 210736 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 126 AM CST TUE DEC 21 2010 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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 66 223 PM 80 1978 64 2 54 1967 MINIMUM 37 436 AM 25 1996 45 -8 39 AVERAGE 52 54 -2 47 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.06 2007 0.16 -0.16 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.22 3.28 -3.06 24.93 SINCE DEC 1 0.22 3.28 -3.06 24.93 SINCE JAN 1 51.97 62.37 -10.40 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 13 11 2 18 MONTH TO DATE 286 200 86 221 SINCE DEC 1 286 200 86 221 SINCE JUL 1 404 399 5 394 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 4 20 -16 6 SINCE DEC 1 4 20 -16 6 SINCE JAN 1 3297 2764 533 3216 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 86 1100 PM LOWEST 44 100 PM AVERAGE 65 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 80 1990 1967 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 27 1973 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 21 2010......SUNRISE 653 AM CST SUNSET 506 PM CST DECEMBER 22 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. $$