392 CDUS44 KLIX 280720 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 220 AM CDT WED MAR 28 2012 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27 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 84 131 PM 85 2011 74 10 85 MINIMUM 63 616 AM 30 1955 55 8 71 AVERAGE 74 65 9 78 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.53 1960 0.15 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 7.94 3.94 4.00 6.68 SINCE MAR 1 7.94 3.94 4.00 6.68 SINCE JAN 1 14.47 14.39 0.08 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 22 125 -103 44 SINCE MAR 1 22 125 -103 44 SINCE JUL 1 766 1234 -468 1294 COOLING YESTERDAY 9 3 6 13 MONTH TO DATE 171 51 120 94 SINCE MAR 1 171 51 120 94 SINCE JAN 1 282 88 194 164 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 87 200 AM LOWEST 47 1200 PM AVERAGE 67 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 84 1972 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 38 1955 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 28 2012.........SUNRISE 655 AM CDT SUNSET 718 PM CDT MARCH 29 2012.........SUNRISE 653 AM CDT SUNSET 718 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$