976 CDUS44 KLIX 190720 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 220 AM CDT SAT MAR 19 2011 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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 81 326 PM 89 1982 73 8 68 MINIMUM 61 349 AM 33 1960 53 8 46 AVERAGE 71 63 8 57 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.57 1975 0.16 -0.16 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 6.68 3.08 3.60 2.65 SINCE MAR 1 6.68 3.08 3.60 2.65 SINCE JAN 1 12.42 14.42 -2.00 11.49 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 4 -4 8 MONTH TO DATE 44 105 -61 151 SINCE MAR 1 44 105 -61 151 SINCE JUL 1 1294 1327 -33 1655 COOLING YESTERDAY 6 2 4 0 MONTH TO DATE 26 30 -4 5 SINCE MAR 1 26 30 -4 5 SINCE JAN 1 96 61 35 11 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 500 AM LOWEST 54 300 PM AVERAGE 74 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 87 1982 1963 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 38 1967 1962 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 19 2011.........SUNRISE 706 AM CDT SUNSET 712 PM CDT MARCH 20 2011.........SUNRISE 705 AM CDT SUNSET 712 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$