404 CDUS44 KLIX 300720 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 220 AM CDT WED MAY 30 2012 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 29 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 92 259 PM 94 2000 88 4 92 1953 MINIMUM 76 547 AM 55 1961 71 5 76 AVERAGE 84 79 5 84 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.22 1975 0.18 -0.18 0.03 MONTH TO DATE 0.98 4.25 -3.27 0.78 SINCE MAR 1 16.52 13.41 3.11 11.61 SINCE JAN 1 23.05 23.86 -0.81 17.35 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 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 22 170 -148 58 SINCE JUL 1 766 1279 -513 1308 COOLING YESTERDAY 19 14 5 19 MONTH TO DATE 421 331 90 358 SINCE MAR 1 874 551 323 752 SINCE JAN 1 985 588 397 822 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 85 1200 AM LOWEST 44 400 PM AVERAGE 65 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 88 95 1977 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 55 1960 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 30 2012...........SUNRISE 601 AM CDT SUNSET 757 PM CDT MAY 31 2012...........SUNRISE 601 AM CDT SUNSET 757 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$