161 CDUS44 KLIX 170702 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 202 AM CDT TUE MAY 17 2011 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 78 248 PM 90 2003 85 -7 79 1995 1988 MINIMUM 59 312 AM 46 1973 67 -8 70 AVERAGE 69 76 -7 75 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 4.49 1980 0.14 -0.14 0.61 MONTH TO DATE 0.60 2.23 -1.63 1.11 SINCE MAR 1 11.43 12.49 -1.06 6.63 SINCE JAN 1 17.17 23.83 -6.66 15.47 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 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 0 SINCE MAR 1 58 195 -137 223 SINCE JUL 1 1308 1417 -109 1727 COOLING YESTERDAY 4 10 -6 10 MONTH TO DATE 158 140 18 219 SINCE MAR 1 552 338 214 390 SINCE JAN 1 622 369 253 396 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 78 200 AM LOWEST 33 200 PM AVERAGE 56 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 92 1988 1948 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 51 1967 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 17 2011...........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 749 PM CDT MAY 18 2011...........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 749 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$