793 CDUS44 KLIX 230709 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 201 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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 78 259 PM 83 1991 73 5 69 1975 MINIMUM 59 147 AM 30 1965 55 4 59 AVERAGE 69 64 5 64 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.03 3.36 2012 0.14 -0.11 3.36 MONTH TO DATE 0.74 3.19 -2.45 6.38 SINCE MAR 1 0.74 3.19 -2.45 6.38 SINCE JAN 1 14.54 13.64 0.90 12.91 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 3 -3 1 MONTH TO DATE 146 110 36 22 SINCE MAR 1 146 110 36 22 SINCE JUL 1 1035 1219 -184 760 COOLING YESTERDAY 4 2 2 0 MONTH TO DATE 24 39 -15 138 SINCE MAR 1 24 39 -15 138 SINCE JAN 1 56 76 -20 250 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 84 500 AM LOWEST 67 1200 AM AVERAGE 76 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 84 1995 1994 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 29 1968 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 23 2013.........SUNRISE 701 AM CDT SUNSET 714 PM CDT MARCH 24 2013.........SUNRISE 700 AM CDT SUNSET 715 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$