987 CDUS44 KLIX 130703 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 202 AM CDT WED MAR 13 2013 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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 66 429 PM 86 1974 71 -5 76 MINIMUM 47 648 AM 33 1969 53 -6 63 AVERAGE 57 62 -5 70 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.17 1993 0.14 -0.14 0.84 MONTH TO DATE 0.66 1.78 -1.12 1.15 SINCE MAR 1 0.66 1.78 -1.12 1.15 SINCE JAN 1 14.46 12.23 2.23 7.68 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 114 68 46 21 SINCE MAR 1 114 68 46 21 SINCE JUL 1 1003 1177 -174 759 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 5 MONTH TO DATE 5 19 -14 52 SINCE MAR 1 5 19 -14 52 SINCE JAN 1 37 56 -19 164 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 77 1100 PM LOWEST 34 300 PM AVERAGE 56 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 85 1982 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 29 1969 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 13 2013.........SUNRISE 713 AM CDT SUNSET 708 PM CDT MARCH 14 2013.........SUNRISE 712 AM CDT SUNSET 709 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$