428 CDUS44 KLIX 200703 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 202 AM CDT SUN MAR 20 2016 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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 72 1100 AM 87 1982 73 -1 81 1963 MINIMUM 55 1159 PM 38 1967 54 1 66 1962 AVERAGE 64 63 1 74 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.07 2.49 1964 0.15 -0.08 0.60 MONTH TO DATE 4.15 2.78 1.37 5.82 SINCE MAR 1 4.15 2.78 1.37 5.82 SINCE JAN 1 12.28 13.23 -0.95 13.52 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 1 4 -3 0 MONTH TO DATE 11 99 -88 60 SINCE MAR 1 11 99 -88 60 SINCE JUL 1 725 1208 -483 1264 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 9 MONTH TO DATE 101 33 68 75 SINCE MAR 1 101 33 68 75 SINCE JAN 1 137 70 67 93 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 400 AM LOWEST 61 1100 PM AVERAGE 81 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 88 1982 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 31 1965 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 20 2016.........SUNRISE 704 AM CDT SUNSET 713 PM CDT MARCH 21 2016.........SUNRISE 703 AM CDT SUNSET 713 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$