048 CDUS44 KLIX 130802 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 301 AM CDT SUN MAR 13 2016 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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 73 1157 AM 86 1974 71 2 72 MINIMUM 66 428 AM 33 1969 53 13 65 AVERAGE 70 62 8 69 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.04 1.17 1993 0.14 -0.10 0.49 MONTH TO DATE 1.86 1.78 0.08 4.18 SINCE MAR 1 1.86 1.78 0.08 4.18 SINCE JAN 1 9.99 12.23 -2.24 11.88 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 68 -58 60 SINCE MAR 1 10 68 -58 60 SINCE JUL 1 724 1177 -453 1264 COOLING YESTERDAY 5 2 3 4 MONTH TO DATE 50 19 31 31 SINCE MAR 1 50 19 31 31 SINCE JAN 1 86 56 30 49 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 500 AM LOWEST 73 300 PM AVERAGE 83 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 85 1982 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 29 1969 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 13 2016.........SUNRISE 713 AM CDT SUNSET 708 PM CDT MARCH 14 2016.........SUNRISE 711 AM CDT SUNSET 709 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$