685 CDUS44 KLIX 050702 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 102 AM CST SAT MAR 5 2011 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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 72 1248 PM 83 1955 69 3 60 MINIMUM 66 642 AM 30 2002 50 16 37 AVERAGE 69 60 9 49 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.17 1.82 1975 0.18 -0.01 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.17 0.72 -0.55 1.72 SINCE MAR 1 0.17 0.72 -0.55 1.72 SINCE JAN 1 5.91 12.06 -6.15 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 16 MONTH TO DATE 2 29 -27 66 SINCE MAR 1 2 29 -27 66 SINCE JUL 1 1252 1251 1 1570 COOLING YESTERDAY 4 1 3 0 MONTH TO DATE 7 4 3 0 SINCE MAR 1 7 4 3 0 SINCE JAN 1 77 35 42 6 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.5 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 81 100 AM LOWEST 76 1200 AM AVERAGE 79 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 83 1955 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 29 2002 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 5 2011.........SUNRISE 623 AM CST SUNSET 603 PM CST MARCH 6 2011.........SUNRISE 622 AM CST SUNSET 603 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$