031 CDUS44 KLIX 030703 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 102 AM CST THU JAN 3 2013 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 2 2013... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1946 TO 2013 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 53 1221 AM 81 1952 62 -9 58 MINIMUM 44 1159 PM 25 1984 45 -1 45 1970 AVERAGE 49 54 -5 52 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.05 1.27 1947 0.16 -0.11 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.29 0.32 -0.03 0.02 SINCE DEC 1 5.42 5.56 -0.14 1.32 SINCE JAN 1 0.29 0.32 -0.03 0.02 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM MONTH TO DATE 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 16 12 4 13 MONTH TO DATE 16 24 -8 14 SINCE DEC 1 235 341 -106 265 SINCE JUL 1 424 505 -81 416 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 1 2 -1 0 SINCE DEC 1 36 29 7 37 SINCE JAN 1 1 2 -1 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 500 AM LOWEST 80 100 PM AVERAGE 87 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 80 2000 1989 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 23 1979 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 3 2013.......SUNRISE 657 AM CST SUNSET 514 PM CST JANUARY 4 2013.......SUNRISE 658 AM CST SUNSET 515 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$