301 CDUS44 KLIX 290703 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 203 AM CDT THU SEP 29 2011 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 28 2011... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 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 93 124 PM 96 1953 85 8 82 MINIMUM 70 1116 PM 51 1975 69 1 65 AVERAGE 82 77 5 74 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.17 1.32 1946 0.13 0.04 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 13.27 4.79 8.48 0.33 SINCE SEP 1 13.27 4.79 8.48 0.33 SINCE JAN 1 49.93 49.00 0.93 48.26 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 SINCE SEP 1 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE SEP 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0 COOLING YESTERDAY 17 12 5 9 MONTH TO DATE 385 420 -35 499 SINCE SEP 1 385 420 -35 499 SINCE JAN 1 3157 2666 491 2969 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 91 400 AM LOWEST 49 100 PM AVERAGE 70 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 94 1980 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 45 1967 SUNRISE AND SUNSET SEPTEMBER 29 2011.....SUNRISE 653 AM CDT SUNSET 649 PM CDT SEPTEMBER 30 2011.....SUNRISE 654 AM CDT SUNSET 648 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$