354 CDUS44 KLIX 280702 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 101 AM CST TUE DEC 28 2010 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 27 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 46 254 PM 80 2008 63 -17 59 1959 MINIMUM 30 1134 PM 25 1977 44 -14 46 AVERAGE 38 53 -15 53 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.93 1983 0.16 -0.16 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.85 4.40 -3.55 25.43 SINCE DEC 1 0.85 4.40 -3.55 25.43 SINCE JAN 1 52.60 63.49 -10.89 78.82 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 27 12 15 12 MONTH TO DATE 383 283 100 303 SINCE DEC 1 383 283 100 303 SINCE JUL 1 501 482 19 476 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 4 27 -23 7 SINCE DEC 1 4 27 -23 7 SINCE JAN 1 3297 2771 526 3217 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 70 900 PM LOWEST 33 500 PM AVERAGE 52 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 82 1974 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 26 1972 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 28 2010......SUNRISE 656 AM CST SUNSET 510 PM CST DECEMBER 29 2010......SUNRISE 656 AM CST SUNSET 510 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$