868 CDUS44 KLIX 110802 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 201 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2016 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 10 2016... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1946 TO 2016 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 78 1243 PM 82 2000 71 7 78 1986 1980 MINIMUM 73 316 AM 34 1996 53 20 63 1961 AVERAGE 76 62 14 71 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.28 2.27 2015 0.14 0.14 2.27 MONTH TO DATE 0.31 1.51 -1.20 3.49 SINCE MAR 1 0.31 1.51 -1.20 3.49 SINCE JAN 1 8.44 11.96 -3.52 11.19 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 5 -5 0 MONTH TO DATE 10 58 -48 60 SINCE MAR 1 10 58 -48 60 SINCE JUL 1 724 1167 -443 1264 COOLING YESTERDAY 11 2 9 6 MONTH TO DATE 39 15 24 27 SINCE MAR 1 39 15 24 27 SINCE JAN 1 75 52 23 45 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 84 500 AM LOWEST 74 1000 AM AVERAGE 79 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 85 1955 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 35 1998 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 11 2016.........SUNRISE 615 AM CST SUNSET 607 PM CST MARCH 12 2016.........SUNRISE 614 AM CST SUNSET 608 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$