520 CDUS44 KLIX 260720 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 120 AM CST SUN DEC 26 2010 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 25 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 54 542 AM 79 2008 63 -9 51 1987 1964 MINIMUM 41 1159 PM 14 1983 44 -3 37 AVERAGE 48 54 -6 44 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.63 4.01 1973 0.16 0.47 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.85 4.08 -3.23 25.43 SINCE DEC 1 0.85 4.08 -3.23 25.43 SINCE JAN 1 52.60 63.17 -10.57 78.82 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 17 12 5 21 MONTH TO DATE 329 259 70 272 SINCE DEC 1 329 259 70 272 SINCE JUL 1 447 458 -11 445 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 4 25 -21 7 SINCE DEC 1 4 25 -21 7 SINCE JAN 1 3297 2769 528 3217 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 200 AM LOWEST 57 1000 PM AVERAGE 77 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 80 2008 1987 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 18 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 26 2010......SUNRISE 655 AM CST SUNSET 508 PM CST DECEMBER 27 2010......SUNRISE 655 AM CST SUNSET 509 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$