761 CDUS44 KLIX 020702 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 202 AM CDT SAT APR 2 2011 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 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 84 2008 75 6 76 1978 1953 MINIMUM 53 358 AM 37 1987 56 -3 54 AVERAGE 67 65 2 65 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.75 1988 0.17 -0.17 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.17 -0.17 0.00 SINCE MAR 1 10.48 5.41 5.07 2.91 SINCE JAN 1 16.22 16.75 -0.53 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 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 3 -3 0 SINCE MAR 1 49 153 -104 223 SINCE JUL 1 1299 1375 -76 1727 COOLING YESTERDAY 2 3 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 2 3 -1 0 SINCE MAR 1 111 65 46 10 SINCE JAN 1 181 96 85 16 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 83 100 AM LOWEST 42 200 PM AVERAGE 63 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 85 1974 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 38 1994 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 2 2011.........SUNRISE 649 AM CDT SUNSET 720 PM CDT APRIL 3 2011.........SUNRISE 648 AM CDT SUNSET 721 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$