755 CDUS44 KLIX 250705 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 203 AM CDT MON MAR 25 2013 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 24 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 72 1236 AM 84 1994 74 -2 81 MINIMUM 49 1159 PM 32 1968 55 -6 59 AVERAGE 61 64 -3 70 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 5.10 1973 0.15 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.74 3.48 -2.74 7.94 SINCE MAR 1 0.74 3.48 -2.74 7.94 SINCE JAN 1 14.54 13.93 0.61 14.47 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM MONTH TO DATE 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 4 3 1 0 MONTH TO DATE 150 116 34 22 SINCE MAR 1 150 116 34 22 SINCE JUL 1 1039 1225 -186 760 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 5 MONTH TO DATE 30 43 -13 151 SINCE MAR 1 30 43 -13 151 SINCE JAN 1 62 80 -18 263 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 1200 AM LOWEST 31 500 PM AVERAGE 62 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 84 2005 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 30 1968 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 25 2013.........SUNRISE 658 AM CDT SUNSET 716 PM CDT MARCH 26 2013.........SUNRISE 657 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. $$