020 CDUS44 KLIX 030734 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 132 AM CST THU MAR 3 2011 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 2011... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1946 TO 2011 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 75 137 PM 83 1971 69 6 48 1953 MINIMUM 56 1154 PM 25 1980 50 6 42 AVERAGE 66 59 7 45 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.81 1991 0.18 -0.18 0.02 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.36 -0.36 1.72 SINCE MAR 1 0.00 0.36 -0.36 1.72 SINCE JAN 1 5.74 11.70 -5.96 10.56 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 T SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 7 -7 20 MONTH TO DATE 2 15 -13 33 SINCE MAR 1 2 15 -13 33 SINCE JUL 1 1252 1237 15 1537 COOLING YESTERDAY 1 1 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 1 2 -1 0 SINCE MAR 1 1 2 -1 0 SINCE JAN 1 71 33 38 6 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 78 900 PM LOWEST 46 100 PM AVERAGE 62 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 83 1955 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 25 1980 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 3 2011.........SUNRISE 625 AM CST SUNSET 601 PM CST MARCH 4 2011.........SUNRISE 624 AM CST SUNSET 602 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$