445 CDUS44 KLIX 160701 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 201 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2016 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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 83 256 PM 87 1982 72 11 78 MINIMUM 68 428 AM 31 1993 53 15 61 AVERAGE 76 62 14 70 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.90 1969 0.15 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.86 2.21 -0.35 5.21 SINCE MAR 1 1.86 2.21 -0.35 5.21 SINCE JAN 1 9.99 12.66 -2.67 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 83 -73 60 SINCE MAR 1 10 83 -73 60 SINCE JUL 1 724 1192 -468 1264 COOLING YESTERDAY 11 2 9 5 MONTH TO DATE 79 25 54 42 SINCE MAR 1 79 25 54 42 SINCE JAN 1 115 62 53 60 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 87 1200 AM LOWEST 58 200 PM AVERAGE 73 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 87 1955 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 38 1988 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 16 2016.........SUNRISE 709 AM CDT SUNSET 710 PM CDT MARCH 17 2016.........SUNRISE 708 AM CDT SUNSET 711 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$