631 CDUS44 KLIX 100702 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 101 AM CST SUN MAR 10 2013 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 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 71 1116 AM 83 2000 70 1 72 1962 MINIMUM 51 611 AM 29 1996 52 -1 58 AVERAGE 61 61 0 65 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.83 2011 0.14 -0.14 0.28 MONTH TO DATE T 1.37 -1.37 0.31 SINCE MAR 1 T 1.37 -1.37 0.31 SINCE JAN 1 13.80 11.82 1.98 6.84 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 4 5 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 98 53 45 17 SINCE MAR 1 98 53 45 17 SINCE JUL 1 987 1162 -175 755 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 13 -13 41 SINCE MAR 1 0 13 -13 41 SINCE JAN 1 32 50 -18 153 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 84 900 PM LOWEST 57 1100 AM AVERAGE 71 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 82 2000 1986 1980 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 34 1996 1961 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 10 2013.........SUNRISE 716 AM CDT SUNSET 706 PM CDT MARCH 11 2013.........SUNRISE 715 AM CDT SUNSET 707 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$