590 CDUS44 KLIX 200701 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 201 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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 80 452 PM 87 1982 73 7 80 1963 MINIMUM 69 511 AM 38 1967 54 15 59 1962 AVERAGE 75 63 12 70 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.49 1964 0.15 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.15 2.78 -1.63 6.68 SINCE MAR 1 1.15 2.78 -1.63 6.68 SINCE JAN 1 7.68 13.23 -5.55 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 4 -4 0 MONTH TO DATE 21 99 -78 44 SINCE MAR 1 21 99 -78 44 SINCE JUL 1 765 1208 -443 1294 COOLING YESTERDAY 10 2 8 5 MONTH TO DATE 120 33 87 31 SINCE MAR 1 120 33 87 31 SINCE JAN 1 231 70 161 101 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 90 300 AM LOWEST 58 1200 PM AVERAGE 74 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 88 1982 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 31 1965 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 20 2012.........SUNRISE 704 AM CDT SUNSET 713 PM CDT MARCH 21 2012.........SUNRISE 703 AM CDT SUNSET 713 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$