870 CDUS44 KLIX 170709 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 209 AM CDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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 76 335 PM 87 1955 72 4 84 MINIMUM 52 117 AM 38 1988 54 -2 65 AVERAGE 64 63 1 75 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.61 1993 0.14 -0.14 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.66 2.35 -1.69 1.15 SINCE MAR 1 0.66 2.35 -1.69 1.15 SINCE JAN 1 14.46 12.80 1.66 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 1 4 -3 0 MONTH TO DATE 136 87 49 21 SINCE MAR 1 136 87 49 21 SINCE JUL 1 1025 1196 -171 759 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 10 MONTH TO DATE 5 27 -22 88 SINCE MAR 1 5 27 -22 88 SINCE JAN 1 37 64 -27 200 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 400 AM LOWEST 43 300 PM AVERAGE 68 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 87 1982 1963 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 32 1962 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 17 2013.........SUNRISE 708 AM CDT SUNSET 711 PM CDT MARCH 18 2013.........SUNRISE 707 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. $$