520 CDUS44 KLIX 180703 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 203 AM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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 85 312 PM 87 1982 72 13 86 1963 MINIMUM 62 1014 PM 32 1962 54 8 62 AVERAGE 74 63 11 74 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.24 3.57 1961 0.15 0.09 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.10 2.50 -0.40 5.21 SINCE MAR 1 2.10 2.50 -0.40 5.21 SINCE JAN 1 10.23 12.95 -2.72 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 4 -4 0 MONTH TO DATE 10 91 -81 60 SINCE MAR 1 10 91 -81 60 SINCE JUL 1 724 1200 -476 1264 COOLING YESTERDAY 9 2 7 9 MONTH TO DATE 97 29 68 57 SINCE MAR 1 97 29 68 57 SINCE JAN 1 133 66 67 75 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 37 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 100 AM LOWEST 48 300 PM AVERAGE 71 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 89 1982 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 33 1960 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 18 2016.........SUNRISE 707 AM CDT SUNSET 712 PM CDT MARCH 19 2016.........SUNRISE 705 AM CDT SUNSET 712 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$