990 CDUS44 KLIX 120705 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 204 AM CDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 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 67 155 AM 85 1955 71 -4 78 MINIMUM 46 843 AM 35 1998 53 -7 64 1983 AVERAGE 57 62 -5 71 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.64 0.71 1957 0.13 0.51 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.66 1.64 -0.98 0.31 SINCE MAR 1 0.66 1.64 -0.98 0.31 SINCE JAN 1 14.46 12.09 2.37 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 8 5 3 0 MONTH TO DATE 106 63 43 21 SINCE MAR 1 106 63 43 21 SINCE JUL 1 995 1172 -177 759 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 6 MONTH TO DATE 5 17 -12 47 SINCE MAR 1 5 17 -12 47 SINCE JAN 1 37 54 -17 159 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 500 AM LOWEST 47 500 PM AVERAGE 72 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 86 1974 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 33 1969 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 12 2013.........SUNRISE 714 AM CDT SUNSET 708 PM CDT MARCH 13 2013.........SUNRISE 713 AM CDT SUNSET 708 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$