588 CDUS44 KLIX 290708 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 205 AM CDT TUE MAR 29 2016 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 28 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 80 431 PM 84 1972 74 6 70 MINIMUM 60 349 AM 38 1955 56 4 50 AVERAGE 70 65 5 60 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.97 1951 0.16 -0.16 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 6.21 4.10 2.11 6.36 SINCE MAR 1 6.21 4.10 2.11 6.36 SINCE JAN 1 14.34 14.55 -0.21 14.06 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 5 MONTH TO DATE 38 128 -90 70 SINCE MAR 1 38 128 -90 70 SINCE JUL 1 752 1237 -485 1274 COOLING YESTERDAY 5 3 2 0 MONTH TO DATE 117 54 63 109 SINCE MAR 1 117 54 63 109 SINCE JAN 1 153 91 62 127 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 400 AM LOWEST 51 400 PM AVERAGE 74 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 83 2012 2011 2007 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 40 1947 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 29 2016.........SUNRISE 653 AM CDT SUNSET 718 PM CDT MARCH 30 2016.........SUNRISE 652 AM CDT SUNSET 719 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$