159 CDUS44 KLIX 240705 CLINEW CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS 205 AM CDT MON MAR 24 2014 ................................... ...THE NEW ORLEANS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 2014... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1946 TO 2014 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 72 1053 AM 84 1995 73 -1 76 1994 MINIMUM 55 1159 PM 29 1968 55 0 65 AVERAGE 64 64 0 71 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 2.39 1958 0.14 -0.14 T MONTH TO DATE 0.99 3.33 -2.34 0.74 SINCE MAR 1 0.99 3.33 -2.34 0.74 SINCE JAN 1 10.02 13.78 -3.76 14.54 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 T SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 1 3 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 151 113 38 146 SINCE MAR 1 151 113 38 146 SINCE JUL 1 1504 1222 282 1035 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 6 MONTH TO DATE 18 41 -23 30 SINCE MAR 1 18 41 -23 30 SINCE JAN 1 42 78 -36 62 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 900 AM LOWEST 72 500 PM AVERAGE 85 .......................................................... 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 2014.........SUNRISE 700 AM CDT SUNSET 715 PM CDT MARCH 25 2014.........SUNRISE 659 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. $$