761 CDUS44 KLIX 110702 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 102 AM CST SUN MAR 11 2012 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 10 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 65 940 PM 82 2000 71 -6 64 1986 1980 MINIMUM 56 653 AM 34 1996 53 3 49 1961 AVERAGE 61 62 -1 57 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.05 1992 0.14 -0.14 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.31 1.51 -1.20 6.68 SINCE MAR 1 0.31 1.51 -1.20 6.68 SINCE JAN 1 6.84 11.96 -5.12 12.42 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 4 5 -1 8 MONTH TO DATE 21 58 -37 31 SINCE MAR 1 21 58 -37 31 SINCE JUL 1 765 1167 -402 1281 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 41 15 26 13 SINCE MAR 1 41 15 26 13 SINCE JAN 1 152 52 100 83 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (70) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.4 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 1000 PM LOWEST 51 300 AM AVERAGE 69 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 85 1955 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 35 1998 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 11 2012.........SUNRISE 715 AM CDT SUNSET 707 PM CDT MARCH 12 2012.........SUNRISE 714 AM CDT SUNSET 708 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$