833 CDUS44 KLIX 180701 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 201 AM CDT TUE MAR 18 2014 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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 60 1202 AM 87 1982 72 -12 78 1963 MINIMUM 45 1159 PM 32 1962 54 -9 58 AVERAGE 53 63 -10 68 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.57 1961 0.15 -0.15 T MONTH TO DATE 0.99 2.50 -1.51 0.66 SINCE MAR 1 0.99 2.50 -1.51 0.66 SINCE JAN 1 10.02 12.95 -2.93 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 12 4 8 0 MONTH TO DATE 133 91 42 136 SINCE MAR 1 133 91 42 136 SINCE JUL 1 1486 1200 286 1025 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 3 MONTH TO DATE 13 29 -16 8 SINCE MAR 1 13 29 -16 8 SINCE JAN 1 37 66 -29 40 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 77 100 AM LOWEST 61 300 PM AVERAGE 69 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 89 1982 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 33 1960 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 18 2014.........SUNRISE 707 AM CDT SUNSET 711 PM CDT MARCH 19 2014.........SUNRISE 706 AM CDT SUNSET 712 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$