723 CDUS44 KLIX 170702 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 202 AM CDT MON MAR 17 2014 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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 79 1254 PM 87 1955 72 7 76 MINIMUM 60 1159 PM 38 1988 54 6 52 AVERAGE 70 63 7 64 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.25 1.61 1993 0.14 0.11 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.99 2.35 -1.36 0.66 SINCE MAR 1 0.99 2.35 -1.36 0.66 SINCE JAN 1 10.02 12.80 -2.78 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 0 4 -4 1 MONTH TO DATE 121 87 34 136 SINCE MAR 1 121 87 34 136 SINCE JUL 1 1474 1196 278 1025 COOLING YESTERDAY 5 2 3 0 MONTH TO DATE 13 27 -14 5 SINCE MAR 1 13 27 -14 5 SINCE JAN 1 37 64 -27 37 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 900 AM LOWEST 53 400 PM AVERAGE 73 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 87 1982 1963 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 32 1962 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 17 2014.........SUNRISE 708 AM CDT SUNSET 711 PM CDT MARCH 18 2014.........SUNRISE 707 AM CDT SUNSET 711 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$