657 CDUS44 KLIX 210706 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 206 AM CDT WED MAR 21 2012 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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 82 1230 PM 88 1982 73 9 80 MINIMUM 71 411 AM 31 1965 54 17 58 AVERAGE 77 63 14 69 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.87 1985 0.14 -0.14 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.15 2.92 -1.77 6.68 SINCE MAR 1 1.15 2.92 -1.77 6.68 SINCE JAN 1 7.68 13.37 -5.69 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 21 103 -82 44 SINCE MAR 1 21 103 -82 44 SINCE JUL 1 765 1212 -447 1294 COOLING YESTERDAY 12 2 10 4 MONTH TO DATE 132 35 97 35 SINCE MAR 1 132 35 97 35 SINCE JAN 1 243 72 171 105 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 84 1200 AM LOWEST 55 1200 PM AVERAGE 70 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 87 1982 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 32 1965 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 21 2012.........SUNRISE 703 AM CDT SUNSET 713 PM CDT MARCH 22 2012.........SUNRISE 702 AM CDT SUNSET 714 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$