151 CDUS44 KLIX 240720 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 220 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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 76 210 PM 84 1995 73 3 83 1994 MINIMUM 65 750 AM 29 1968 55 10 62 AVERAGE 71 64 7 73 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 2.39 1958 0.14 -0.14 1.56 MONTH TO DATE 0.74 3.33 -2.59 7.94 SINCE MAR 1 0.74 3.33 -2.59 7.94 SINCE JAN 1 14.54 13.78 0.76 14.47 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 0 MONTH TO DATE 146 113 33 22 SINCE MAR 1 146 113 33 22 SINCE JUL 1 1035 1222 -187 760 COOLING YESTERDAY 6 2 4 8 MONTH TO DATE 30 41 -11 146 SINCE MAR 1 30 41 -11 146 SINCE JAN 1 62 78 -16 258 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (260) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 300 AM LOWEST 79 1200 PM AVERAGE 90 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 84 1994 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 32 1968 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 24 2013.........SUNRISE 700 AM CDT SUNSET 715 PM CDT MARCH 25 2013.........SUNRISE 658 AM CDT SUNSET 716 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$