575 CDUS44 KLIX 100709 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 108 AM CST THU MAR 10 2011 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 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 78 338 PM 83 2000 71 7 72 1962 MINIMUM 60 1159 PM 29 1996 51 9 53 AVERAGE 69 61 8 63 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 3.83R 1.55 1948 0.17 3.66 0.35 MONTH TO DATE 6.68 1.57 5.11 2.09 SINCE MAR 1 6.68 1.57 5.11 2.09 SINCE JAN 1 12.42 12.91 -0.49 10.93 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 6 -6 2 MONTH TO DATE 23 60 -37 111 SINCE MAR 1 23 60 -37 111 SINCE JUL 1 1273 1282 -9 1615 COOLING YESTERDAY 4 2 2 0 MONTH TO DATE 13 12 1 0 SINCE MAR 1 13 12 1 0 SINCE JAN 1 83 43 40 6 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 71 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 67 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN LIGHT RAIN HAIL FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 90 100 AM LOWEST 52 1100 PM AVERAGE 71 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 82 2000 1986 1980 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 34 1996 1961 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 10 2011.........SUNRISE 617 AM CST SUNSET 606 PM CST MARCH 11 2011.........SUNRISE 616 AM CST SUNSET 607 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$