973 CDUS44 KLIX 250720 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 220 AM CDT SUN MAR 25 2012 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 24 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 81 411 PM 84 1994 74 7 81 MINIMUM 59 538 AM 32 1968 55 4 63 AVERAGE 70 64 6 72 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 5.10 1973 0.15 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 7.94 3.48 4.46 6.68 SINCE MAR 1 7.94 3.48 4.46 6.68 SINCE JAN 1 14.47 13.93 0.54 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 3 -3 0 MONTH TO DATE 22 116 -94 44 SINCE MAR 1 22 116 -94 44 SINCE JUL 1 766 1225 -459 1294 COOLING YESTERDAY 5 2 3 7 MONTH TO DATE 151 43 108 65 SINCE MAR 1 151 43 108 65 SINCE JAN 1 262 80 182 135 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 300 AM LOWEST 39 500 PM AVERAGE 70 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 84 2005 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 30 1968 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 25 2012.........SUNRISE 658 AM CDT SUNSET 716 PM CDT MARCH 26 2012.........SUNRISE 657 AM CDT SUNSET 716 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$