474 CDUS44 KLIX 180702 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 201 AM CDT MON APR 18 2011 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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 75 253 PM 91 2006 78 -3 82 MINIMUM 62 716 AM 41 1983 59 3 57 1962 AVERAGE 69 68 1 70 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.13 1973 0.17 -0.17 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.35 2.92 -2.57 0.55 SINCE MAR 1 10.83 8.16 2.67 3.46 SINCE JAN 1 16.57 19.50 -2.93 12.30 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 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 9 32 -23 0 SINCE MAR 1 58 182 -124 223 SINCE JUL 1 1308 1404 -96 1727 COOLING YESTERDAY 4 5 -1 5 MONTH TO DATE 120 61 59 77 SINCE MAR 1 229 123 106 87 SINCE JAN 1 299 154 145 93 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 78 900 PM LOWEST 34 900 AM AVERAGE 56 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 91 1987 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 43 1999 1961 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 18 2011.........SUNRISE 631 AM CDT SUNSET 730 PM CDT APRIL 19 2011.........SUNRISE 630 AM CDT SUNSET 731 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$