241 CDUS44 KLIX 050702 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 101 AM CST TUE MAR 5 2013 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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 70 MM 83 1955 69 1 68 MINIMUM 40 MM 30 2002 51 -11 41 AVERAGE 55 60 -5 55 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.82 1975 0.15 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.62 -0.62 0.03 SINCE MAR 1 0.00 0.62 -0.62 0.03 SINCE JAN 1 13.80 11.07 2.73 6.56 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 10 6 4 10 MONTH TO DATE 63 24 39 12 SINCE MAR 1 63 24 39 12 SINCE JUL 1 952 1133 -181 750 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 4 -4 24 SINCE MAR 1 0 4 -4 24 SINCE JAN 1 32 41 -9 136 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 600 AM LOWEST 52 1100 AM AVERAGE 71 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 83 1955 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 29 2002 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 5 2013.........SUNRISE 622 AM CST SUNSET 603 PM CST MARCH 6 2013.........SUNRISE 621 AM CST SUNSET 604 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$