628 CDUS44 KLIX 150705 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 205 AM CDT TUE MAR 15 2011 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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 79 123 PM 84 1982 72 7 74 1955 MINIMUM 61 552 AM 31 1993 52 9 47 AVERAGE 70 62 8 61 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.31 1949 0.17 -0.17 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 6.68 2.42 4.26 2.45 SINCE MAR 1 6.68 2.42 4.26 2.45 SINCE JAN 1 12.42 13.76 -1.34 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 0 5 -5 4 MONTH TO DATE 43 87 -44 125 SINCE MAR 1 43 87 -44 125 SINCE JUL 1 1293 1309 -16 1629 COOLING YESTERDAY 5 2 3 0 MONTH TO DATE 18 22 -4 5 SINCE MAR 1 18 22 -4 5 SINCE JAN 1 88 53 35 11 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 90 400 AM LOWEST 54 100 PM AVERAGE 72 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 87 1982 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 31 1993 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 15 2011.........SUNRISE 711 AM CDT SUNSET 709 PM CDT MARCH 16 2011.........SUNRISE 710 AM CDT SUNSET 710 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$