045 CDUS44 KLIX 260701 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 101 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 25 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 76 1233 PM 79 2008 63 13 58 1987 1964 MINIMUM 52 1159 PM 14 1983 46 6 55 AVERAGE 64 54 10 57 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.96 4.01 1973 0.18 0.78 0.02 MONTH TO DATE 4.57 4.19 0.38 0.89 SINCE DEC 1 4.57 4.19 0.38 0.89 SINCE JAN 1 67.70 61.40 6.30 54.22 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 1 12 -11 8 MONTH TO DATE 120 246 -126 207 SINCE DEC 1 120 246 -126 207 SINCE JUL 1 309 410 -101 358 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 35 25 10 35 SINCE DEC 1 35 25 10 35 SINCE JAN 1 3409 3003 406 3491 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 200 AM LOWEST 64 1200 PM AVERAGE 82 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 80 2008 1987 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 18 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 26 2012......SUNRISE 655 AM CST SUNSET 509 PM CST DECEMBER 27 2012......SUNRISE 655 AM CST SUNSET 509 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$