600 CDUS44 KLIX 150701 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 201 AM CDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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 66 332 PM 84 1982 72 -6 82 1955 MINIMUM 48 629 AM 31 1993 53 -5 67 AVERAGE 57 62 -5 75 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.31 1949 0.14 -0.14 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.66 2.06 -1.40 1.15 SINCE MAR 1 0.66 2.06 -1.40 1.15 SINCE JAN 1 14.46 12.51 1.95 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 131 78 53 21 SINCE MAR 1 131 78 53 21 SINCE JUL 1 1020 1187 -167 759 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 10 MONTH TO DATE 5 23 -18 69 SINCE MAR 1 5 23 -18 69 SINCE JAN 1 37 60 -23 181 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 71 1100 PM LOWEST 25 200 PM AVERAGE 48 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 87 1982 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 31 1993 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 15 2013.........SUNRISE 711 AM CDT SUNSET 710 PM CDT MARCH 16 2013.........SUNRISE 709 AM CDT SUNSET 710 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$