648 CDUS44 KLIX 250711 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 209 AM CDT THU APR 25 2013 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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 73 1145 AM 90 1988 80 -7 76 1958 MINIMUM 59 1159 PM 44 1968 62 -3 53 AVERAGE 66 71 -5 65 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 1.16 2.71 1982 0.16 1.00 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 7.92 3.64 4.28 7.44 SINCE MAR 1 9.00 8.19 0.81 15.54 SINCE JAN 1 22.80 18.64 4.16 22.07 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 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 32 32 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 241 168 73 22 SINCE JUL 1 1130 1277 -147 760 COOLING YESTERDAY 1 7 -6 0 MONTH TO DATE 100 113 -13 179 SINCE MAR 1 136 176 -40 387 SINCE JAN 1 168 213 -45 499 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 44 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 59 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 800 AM LOWEST 79 1200 PM AVERAGE 86 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 88 2006 1967 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 40 1968 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 25 2013.........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 735 PM CDT APRIL 26 2013.........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 735 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$