471 CDUS44 KLIX 240720 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 220 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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 78 256 PM 84 1995 73 5 68 1994 MINIMUM 60 616 AM 29 1968 55 5 59 AVERAGE 69 64 5 64 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.39 1958 0.14 -0.14 T MONTH TO DATE 4.15 3.33 0.82 6.01 SINCE MAR 1 4.15 3.33 0.82 6.01 SINCE JAN 1 12.28 13.78 -1.50 13.71 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 3 -3 1 MONTH TO DATE 37 113 -76 61 SINCE MAR 1 37 113 -76 61 SINCE JUL 1 751 1222 -471 1265 COOLING YESTERDAY 4 2 2 0 MONTH TO DATE 105 41 64 103 SINCE MAR 1 105 41 64 103 SINCE JAN 1 141 78 63 121 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 84 600 AM LOWEST 50 1200 PM AVERAGE 67 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 84 1994 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 32 1968 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 24 2016.........SUNRISE 659 AM CDT SUNSET 715 PM CDT MARCH 25 2016.........SUNRISE 658 AM CDT SUNSET 716 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$