437 CDUS44 KLIX 150701 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 201 AM CDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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 70 124 PM 84 1982 72 -2 66 1955 MINIMUM 42 525 AM 31 1993 53 -11 48 AVERAGE 56 62 -6 57 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.31 1949 0.14 -0.14 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.74 2.06 -1.32 0.66 SINCE MAR 1 0.74 2.06 -1.32 0.66 SINCE JAN 1 9.77 12.51 -2.74 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 9 5 4 8 MONTH TO DATE 121 78 43 131 SINCE MAR 1 121 78 43 131 SINCE JUL 1 1474 1187 287 1020 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 8 23 -15 5 SINCE MAR 1 8 23 -15 5 SINCE JAN 1 32 60 -28 37 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 500 AM LOWEST 46 900 AM AVERAGE 68 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 87 1982 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 31 1993 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 15 2014.........SUNRISE 711 AM CDT SUNSET 709 PM CDT MARCH 16 2014.........SUNRISE 710 AM CDT SUNSET 710 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$