862 CDUS44 KLIX 130701 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 201 AM CDT THU MAR 13 2014 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 2014... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1946 TO 2014 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 69 332 PM 86 1974 71 -2 66 MINIMUM 52 1159 PM 33 1969 53 -1 47 AVERAGE 61 62 -1 57 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.17 1993 0.14 -0.14 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.74 1.78 -1.04 0.66 SINCE MAR 1 0.74 1.78 -1.04 0.66 SINCE JAN 1 9.77 12.23 -2.46 14.46 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 T SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 4 5 -1 8 MONTH TO DATE 103 68 35 114 SINCE MAR 1 103 68 35 114 SINCE JUL 1 1456 1177 279 1003 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 8 19 -11 5 SINCE MAR 1 8 19 -11 5 SINCE JAN 1 32 56 -24 37 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 1200 AM LOWEST 43 900 PM AVERAGE 70 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 85 1982 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 29 1969 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 13 2014.........SUNRISE 713 AM CDT SUNSET 708 PM CDT MARCH 14 2014.........SUNRISE 712 AM CDT SUNSET 709 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$