686 CDUS44 KLIX 150702 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 201 AM CDT TUE MAR 15 2016 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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 83 311 PM 84 1982 72 11 73 1955 MINIMUM 66 1115 PM 31 1993 53 13 60 AVERAGE 75 62 13 67 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.31 1949 0.14 -0.14 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.86 2.06 -0.20 5.21 SINCE MAR 1 1.86 2.06 -0.20 5.21 SINCE JAN 1 9.99 12.51 -2.52 12.91 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 78 -68 60 SINCE MAR 1 10 78 -68 60 SINCE JUL 1 724 1187 -463 1264 COOLING YESTERDAY 10 2 8 2 MONTH TO DATE 68 23 45 37 SINCE MAR 1 68 23 45 37 SINCE JAN 1 104 60 44 55 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 87 1100 PM LOWEST 47 300 PM AVERAGE 67 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 87 1982 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 31 1993 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 15 2016.........SUNRISE 710 AM CDT SUNSET 710 PM CDT MARCH 16 2016.........SUNRISE 709 AM CDT SUNSET 710 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$