532 CDUS44 KLIX 010702 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 101 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 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 74 246 PM 81 1973 62 12 69 MINIMUM 66 532 AM 23 1983 44 22 52 AVERAGE 70 53 17 61 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.22 2.17 1954 0.17 0.05 T MONTH TO DATE 2.17 5.07 -2.90 25.92 SINCE DEC 1 2.17 5.07 -2.90 25.92 SINCE JAN 1 53.92 64.16 -10.24 79.31 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 13 -13 4 MONTH TO DATE 415 332 83 357 SINCE DEC 1 415 332 83 357 SINCE JUL 1 533 531 2 530 COOLING YESTERDAY 5 0 5 0 MONTH TO DATE 9 29 -20 7 SINCE DEC 1 9 29 -20 7 SINCE JAN 1 3302 2773 529 3217 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 1100 PM LOWEST 81 100 AM AVERAGE 89 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 81 2006 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 21 1984 1964 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 1 2011.......SUNRISE 657 AM CST SUNSET 512 PM CST JANUARY 2 2011.......SUNRISE 657 AM CST SUNSET 513 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$