250 CDUS44 KLIX 230701 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 101 AM CST THU DEC 23 2010 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 22 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 76 1135 AM 83 1970 63 13 68 MINIMUM 54 1159 PM 15 1989 45 9 44 AVERAGE 65 54 11 56 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.31 1986 0.16 -0.16 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.22 3.60 -3.38 24.93 SINCE DEC 1 0.22 3.60 -3.38 24.93 SINCE JAN 1 51.97 62.69 -10.72 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 0 12 -12 9 MONTH TO DATE 288 223 65 245 SINCE DEC 1 288 223 65 245 SINCE JUL 1 406 422 -16 418 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 4 22 -18 6 SINCE DEC 1 4 22 -18 6 SINCE JAN 1 3297 2766 531 3216 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 600 AM LOWEST 54 400 PM AVERAGE 74 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 81 1970 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 11 1989 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 23 2010......SUNRISE 654 AM CST SUNSET 507 PM CST DECEMBER 24 2010......SUNRISE 654 AM CST SUNSET 507 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$