202 CDUS44 KLIX 160720 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 220 AM CDT SAT MAR 16 2013 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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 75 255 PM 87 1982 72 3 83 MINIMUM 46 446 AM 31 1993 53 -7 65 AVERAGE 61 62 -1 74 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.90 1969 0.15 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.66 2.21 -1.55 1.15 SINCE MAR 1 0.66 2.21 -1.55 1.15 SINCE JAN 1 14.46 12.66 1.80 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 4 5 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 135 83 52 21 SINCE MAR 1 135 83 52 21 SINCE JUL 1 1024 1192 -168 759 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 9 MONTH TO DATE 5 25 -20 78 SINCE MAR 1 5 25 -20 78 SINCE JAN 1 37 62 -25 190 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3 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 86 400 AM LOWEST 31 1200 PM AVERAGE 59 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 87 1955 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 38 1988 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 16 2013.........SUNRISE 709 AM CDT SUNSET 710 PM CDT MARCH 17 2013.........SUNRISE 708 AM CDT SUNSET 711 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$