340 CDUS44 KLIX 020720 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 120 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 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 83R 103 PM 81 2000 69 14 73 MINIMUM 71 1141 PM 26 1968 51 20 53 AVERAGE 77 60 17 63 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.67 1994 0.16 -0.16 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.16 -0.16 0.00 SINCE MAR 1 0.00 0.16 -0.16 0.00 SINCE JAN 1 6.53 10.61 -4.08 5.74 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 6 -6 2 MONTH TO DATE 0 6 -6 2 SINCE MAR 1 0 6 -6 2 SINCE JUL 1 744 1115 -371 1252 COOLING YESTERDAY 12 1 11 0 MONTH TO DATE 12 1 11 0 SINCE MAR 1 12 1 11 0 SINCE JAN 1 123 38 85 70 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 1200 AM LOWEST 58 100 PM AVERAGE 76 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 83 1971 1953 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 25 1980 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 2 2012.........SUNRISE 625 AM CST SUNSET 601 PM CST MARCH 3 2012.........SUNRISE 624 AM CST SUNSET 602 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$