354 CDUS44 KLIX 170803 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 202 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2016 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 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 70 1131 PM 84 1971 64 6 80 MINIMUM 46 318 AM 23 1968 47 -1 65 AVERAGE 58 55 3 73 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.25 1992 0.16 -0.16 0.29 MONTH TO DATE 3.61 2.65 0.96 1.07 SINCE DEC 1 3.61 2.65 0.96 1.07 SINCE JAN 1 66.49 59.86 6.63 65.95 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 7 10 -3 0 MONTH TO DATE 127 146 -19 59 SINCE DEC 1 127 146 -19 59 SINCE JUL 1 198 310 -112 117 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 8 MONTH TO DATE 13 16 -3 38 SINCE DEC 1 13 16 -3 38 SINCE JAN 1 3848 2994 854 3530 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1100 PM LOWEST 61 1200 AM AVERAGE 81 .......................................................... THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 79 1990 1971 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 25 1960 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 17 2016......SUNRISE 651 AM CST SUNSET 504 PM CST DECEMBER 18 2016......SUNRISE 651 AM CST SUNSET 504 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$