874 CDUS44 KLIX 120802 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 201 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2016 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 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 76 424 AM 85 1955 71 5 68 MINIMUM 66 1140 PM 35 1998 53 13 61 1983 AVERAGE 71 62 9 65 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 1.51R 0.71 1957 0.13 1.38 0.20 MONTH TO DATE 1.82 1.64 0.18 3.69 SINCE MAR 1 1.82 1.64 0.18 3.69 SINCE JAN 1 9.95 12.09 -2.14 11.39 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 63 -53 60 SINCE MAR 1 10 63 -53 60 SINCE JUL 1 724 1172 -448 1264 COOLING YESTERDAY 6 2 4 0 MONTH TO DATE 45 17 28 27 SINCE MAR 1 45 17 28 27 SINCE JAN 1 81 54 27 45 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 44 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 57 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 200 PM LOWEST 84 600 PM AVERAGE 89 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 86 1974 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 33 1969 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 12 2016.........SUNRISE 614 AM CST SUNSET 608 PM CST MARCH 13 2016.........SUNRISE 713 AM CDT SUNSET 708 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$