467 CDUS44 KLIX 200706 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 205 AM CDT THU SEP 20 2012 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 19 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 81 421 PM 94 2005 87 -6 85 MINIMUM 67 545 AM 56 1961 71 -4 73 AVERAGE 74 79 -5 79 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.69 2011 0.15 -0.15 1.69 MONTH TO DATE 1.73 3.43 -1.70 12.74 SINCE SEP 1 1.73 3.43 -1.70 12.74 SINCE JAN 1 58.95 47.64 11.31 49.40 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 SINCE SEP 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 SEP 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0 COOLING YESTERDAY 9 14 -5 14 MONTH TO DATE 320 304 16 241 SINCE SEP 1 320 304 16 241 SINCE JAN 1 2987 2550 437 3013 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3 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 79 1200 AM LOWEST 45 300 PM AVERAGE 62 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 96 2005 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 52 1981 SUNRISE AND SUNSET SEPTEMBER 20 2012.....SUNRISE 648 AM CDT SUNSET 659 PM CDT SEPTEMBER 21 2012.....SUNRISE 649 AM CDT SUNSET 658 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$