126 CDUS44 KLIX 240706 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 105 AM CST TUE JAN 24 2012 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 23 2012... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1946 TO 2012 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 79 330 PM 81 2002 62 17 61 MINIMUM 62 1159 PM 21 1963 45 17 30 AVERAGE 71 53 18 46 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.16 2.03 1974 0.18 -0.02 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.48 3.78 -3.30 2.60 SINCE DEC 1 1.78 9.11 -7.33 4.77 SINCE JAN 1 0.48 3.78 -3.30 2.60 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 12 -12 19 MONTH TO DATE 147 276 -129 348 SINCE DEC 1 398 593 -195 763 SINCE JUL 1 549 757 -208 881 COOLING YESTERDAY 6 0 6 0 MONTH TO DATE 52 12 40 0 SINCE DEC 1 89 39 50 9 SINCE JAN 1 52 12 40 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 700 AM LOWEST 39 100 PM AVERAGE 66 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 81 2002 1972 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 14 1963 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 24 2012.......SUNRISE 655 AM CST SUNSET 531 PM CST JANUARY 25 2012.......SUNRISE 655 AM CST SUNSET 532 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$