041 CDUS44 KLIX 310709 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 207 AM CDT THU MAR 31 2016 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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 79 1223 PM 86 1974 75 4 82 MINIMUM 69 450 AM 36 1964 56 13 59 AVERAGE 74 65 9 71 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 2.25 1999 0.15 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 6.36 4.40 1.96 6.36 SINCE MAR 1 6.36 4.40 1.96 6.36 SINCE JAN 1 14.49 14.85 -0.36 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 0 MONTH TO DATE 38 134 -96 70 SINCE MAR 1 38 134 -96 70 SINCE JUL 1 752 1243 -491 1274 COOLING YESTERDAY 9 3 6 6 MONTH TO DATE 131 60 71 117 SINCE MAR 1 131 60 71 117 SINCE JAN 1 167 97 70 135 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 42 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 90 200 AM LOWEST 69 1100 AM AVERAGE 80 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 86 1974 1954 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 34 1987 1971 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 31 2016.........SUNRISE 651 AM CDT SUNSET 719 PM CDT APRIL 1 2016.........SUNRISE 650 AM CDT SUNSET 720 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$