780 CDUS44 KLIX 300706 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 204 AM CDT WED MAR 30 2011 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 29 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 83R 135 PM 83 2007 75 8 69 2000 MINIMUM 64 454 AM 40 1947 55 9 47 AVERAGE 74 65 9 58 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 3.59R 3.25 1980 0.17 3.42 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 10.27 4.90 5.37 2.91 SINCE MAR 1 10.27 4.90 5.37 2.91 SINCE JAN 1 16.01 16.24 -0.23 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 7 MONTH TO DATE 44 144 -100 215 SINCE MAR 1 44 144 -100 215 SINCE JUL 1 1294 1366 -72 1719 COOLING YESTERDAY 9 3 6 0 MONTH TO DATE 109 56 53 10 SINCE MAR 1 109 56 53 10 SINCE JAN 1 179 87 92 16 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN HAIL FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 87 600 PM LOWEST 61 1200 AM AVERAGE 74 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 86 1974 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 36 1964 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 30 2011.........SUNRISE 653 AM CDT SUNSET 718 PM CDT MARCH 31 2011.........SUNRISE 652 AM CDT SUNSET 719 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$