987 CDUS44 KLIX 290708 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 207 AM CDT TUE MAR 29 2011 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 28 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 77 356 PM 84 1972 75 2 73 MINIMUM 64 801 AM 38 1955 55 9 55 AVERAGE 71 65 6 64 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.97 1951 0.17 -0.17 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 6.68 4.73 1.95 2.91 SINCE MAR 1 6.68 4.73 1.95 2.91 SINCE JAN 1 12.42 16.07 -3.65 11.75 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 3 -3 1 MONTH TO DATE 44 141 -97 208 SINCE MAR 1 44 141 -97 208 SINCE JUL 1 1294 1363 -69 1712 COOLING YESTERDAY 6 3 3 0 MONTH TO DATE 100 53 47 10 SINCE MAR 1 100 53 47 10 SINCE JAN 1 170 84 86 16 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 300 AM LOWEST 56 300 PM AVERAGE 77 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 83 2007 2000 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 40 1947 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 29 2011.........SUNRISE 654 AM CDT SUNSET 718 PM CDT MARCH 30 2011.........SUNRISE 653 AM CDT SUNSET 718 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$