995 CDUS44 KLIX 010723 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 220 AM CDT MON APR 1 2013 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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 81 108 PM 86 1974 75 6 85 1954 MINIMUM 58 1129 PM 34 1987 56 2 66 1971 AVERAGE 70 66 4 76 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.34 2.60 1952 0.15 0.19 0.02 MONTH TO DATE 1.08 4.55 -3.47 8.10 SINCE MAR 1 1.08 4.55 -3.47 8.10 SINCE JAN 1 14.88 15.00 -0.12 14.63 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 209 137 72 22 SINCE MAR 1 209 136 73 22 SINCE JUL 1 1098 1245 -147 760 COOLING YESTERDAY 5 3 2 11 MONTH TO DATE 36 63 -27 208 SINCE MAR 1 36 63 -27 208 SINCE JAN 1 68 100 -32 320 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 44 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 300 AM LOWEST 58 100 PM AVERAGE 79 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 86 2012 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 37 1987 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 1 2013.........SUNRISE 650 AM CDT SUNSET 720 PM CDT APRIL 2 2013.........SUNRISE 649 AM CDT SUNSET 720 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$