014 CDUS44 KLIX 040712 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 112 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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 74 137 AM 83 1955 69 5 78 MINIMUM 51 1159 PM 25 1980 51 0 55 AVERAGE 63 60 3 67 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 3.39 2001 0.16 -0.16 T MONTH TO DATE 0.03 0.47 -0.44 T SINCE MAR 1 0.03 0.47 -0.44 T SINCE JAN 1 6.56 10.92 -4.36 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 2 6 -4 0 MONTH TO DATE 2 18 -16 2 SINCE MAR 1 2 18 -16 2 SINCE JUL 1 746 1127 -381 1252 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 2 MONTH TO DATE 24 3 21 3 SINCE MAR 1 24 3 21 3 SINCE JAN 1 135 40 95 73 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 87 1200 AM LOWEST 47 700 PM AVERAGE 67 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 83 1955 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 30 2002 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 4 2012.........SUNRISE 623 AM CST SUNSET 603 PM CST MARCH 5 2012.........SUNRISE 622 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. $$