054 CDUS44 KLIX 030704 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 103 AM CST SAT MAR 3 2012 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 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 1245 PM 83 1971 69 14 75 1953 MINIMUM 71 706 AM 25 1980 51 20 56 AVERAGE 77 60 17 66 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.03 1.81 1991 0.15 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.31 -0.28 0.00 SINCE MAR 1 0.03 0.31 -0.28 0.00 SINCE JAN 1 6.56 10.76 -4.20 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 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 12 -12 2 SINCE MAR 1 0 12 -12 2 SINCE JUL 1 744 1121 -377 1252 COOLING YESTERDAY 12 1 11 1 MONTH TO DATE 24 2 22 1 SINCE MAR 1 24 2 22 1 SINCE JAN 1 135 39 96 71 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 90 500 AM LOWEST 69 1100 AM AVERAGE 80 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 83 1955 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 25 1980 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 3 2012.........SUNRISE 624 AM CST SUNSET 602 PM CST MARCH 4 2012.........SUNRISE 623 AM CST SUNSET 603 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$