744 CDUS44 KLIX 020710 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 209 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2013 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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 76 520 PM 91 1978 82 -6 88 MINIMUM 67 1159 PM 49 1965 64 3 69 AVERAGE 72 73 -1 79 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 1.34 2.20 1993 0.14 1.20 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.34 0.14 1.20 0.00 SINCE MAR 1 14.04 9.30 4.74 15.54 SINCE JAN 1 27.84 19.75 8.09 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 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 241 170 71 22 SINCE JUL 1 1130 1279 -149 760 COOLING YESTERDAY 7 8 -1 14 MONTH TO DATE 7 8 -1 14 SINCE MAR 1 179 228 -49 467 SINCE JAN 1 211 265 -54 579 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 200 AM LOWEST 79 400 PM AVERAGE 86 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 92 2002 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 49 1971 1965 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 2 2013...........SUNRISE 617 AM CDT SUNSET 739 PM CDT MAY 3 2013...........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 740 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$