448 CDUS44 KLIX 130710 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 210 AM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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 76 121 PM 86 1974 71 5 74 MINIMUM 63 1153 PM 33 1969 53 10 47 AVERAGE 70 62 8 61 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.84 1.17 1993 0.14 0.70 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.15 1.78 -0.63 6.68 SINCE MAR 1 1.15 1.78 -0.63 6.68 SINCE JAN 1 7.68 12.23 -4.55 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 0 5 -5 4 MONTH TO DATE 21 68 -47 43 SINCE MAR 1 21 68 -47 43 SINCE JUL 1 765 1177 -412 1293 COOLING YESTERDAY 5 2 3 0 MONTH TO DATE 52 19 33 13 SINCE MAR 1 52 19 33 13 SINCE JAN 1 163 56 107 83 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 90 1200 AM LOWEST 74 100 PM AVERAGE 82 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 85 1982 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 29 1969 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 13 2012.........SUNRISE 713 AM CDT SUNSET 708 PM CDT MARCH 14 2012.........SUNRISE 711 AM CDT SUNSET 709 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$