426 CDUS44 KLIX 200711 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 210 AM CDT WED MAR 20 2013 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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 74 1240 PM 87 1982 73 1 80 1963 MINIMUM 60 736 AM 38 1967 54 6 69 1962 AVERAGE 67 63 4 75 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.49 1964 0.15 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.69 2.78 -2.09 1.15 SINCE MAR 1 0.69 2.78 -2.09 1.15 SINCE JAN 1 14.49 13.23 1.26 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 0 4 -4 0 MONTH TO DATE 136 99 37 21 SINCE MAR 1 136 99 37 21 SINCE JUL 1 1025 1208 -183 759 COOLING YESTERDAY 2 2 0 10 MONTH TO DATE 20 33 -13 120 SINCE MAR 1 20 33 -13 120 SINCE JAN 1 52 70 -18 232 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 90 900 PM LOWEST 53 1200 PM AVERAGE 72 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 88 1982 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 31 1965 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 20 2013.........SUNRISE 705 AM CDT SUNSET 713 PM CDT MARCH 21 2013.........SUNRISE 703 AM CDT SUNSET 713 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$