801 CDUS44 KLIX 120703 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 103 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2011 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 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 68 338 PM 85 1955 71 -3 74 MINIMUM 45 644 AM 35 1998 52 -7 60 1983 AVERAGE 57 61 -4 67 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.71 1957 0.17 -0.17 0.05 MONTH TO DATE 6.68 1.91 4.77 2.45 SINCE MAR 1 6.68 1.91 4.77 2.45 SINCE JAN 1 12.42 13.25 -0.83 11.29 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 8 6 2 0 MONTH TO DATE 39 72 -33 111 SINCE MAR 1 39 72 -33 111 SINCE JUL 1 1289 1294 -5 1615 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 2 MONTH TO DATE 13 16 -3 5 SINCE MAR 1 13 16 -3 5 SINCE JAN 1 83 47 36 11 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 83 1100 PM LOWEST 34 200 PM AVERAGE 59 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 86 1974 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 33 1969 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 12 2011.........SUNRISE 615 AM CST SUNSET 607 PM CST MARCH 13 2011.........SUNRISE 714 AM CDT SUNSET 708 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$