040 CDUS44 KLIX 200701 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 201 AM CDT SUN MAR 20 2011 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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 80 340 PM 87 1982 73 7 70 1963 MINIMUM 59 435 AM 38 1967 54 5 46 1962 AVERAGE 70 63 7 58 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.49 1964 0.16 -0.16 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 6.68 3.24 3.44 2.65 SINCE MAR 1 6.68 3.24 3.44 2.65 SINCE JAN 1 12.42 14.58 -2.16 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 7 MONTH TO DATE 44 109 -65 158 SINCE MAR 1 44 109 -65 158 SINCE JUL 1 1294 1331 -37 1662 COOLING YESTERDAY 5 2 3 0 MONTH TO DATE 31 32 -1 5 SINCE MAR 1 31 32 -1 5 SINCE JAN 1 101 63 38 11 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.6 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 97 500 AM LOWEST 33 300 PM AVERAGE 65 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 88 1982 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 31 1965 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 20 2011.........SUNRISE 705 AM CDT SUNSET 712 PM CDT MARCH 21 2011.........SUNRISE 704 AM CDT SUNSET 713 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$