557 CDUS44 KLIX 310706 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 206 AM CDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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 1137 AM 86 1974 75 7 72 MINIMUM 67 532 AM 36 1964 56 11 57 AVERAGE 75 65 10 65 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.14 2.25 1999 0.15 -0.01 0.21 MONTH TO DATE 8.08 4.40 3.68 10.48 SINCE MAR 1 8.08 4.40 3.68 10.48 SINCE JAN 1 14.61 14.85 -0.24 16.22 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 22 134 -112 44 SINCE MAR 1 22 134 -112 44 SINCE JUL 1 766 1243 -477 1294 COOLING YESTERDAY 10 3 7 0 MONTH TO DATE 197 60 137 109 SINCE MAR 1 197 60 137 109 SINCE JAN 1 308 97 211 179 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 300 AM LOWEST 62 1100 AM AVERAGE 78 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 86 1974 1954 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 34 1987 1971 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 31 2012.........SUNRISE 651 AM CDT SUNSET 719 PM CDT APRIL 1 2012.........SUNRISE 650 AM CDT SUNSET 720 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$