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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA                               
434 AM CST WED JAN 5 2005

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...THE MONROE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1930 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         72    351 PM  80    1997  56     16       75       
  MINIMUM         61    602 AM  17    2002  36     25       49       
  AVERAGE         67                        46     21       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.10 1934   0.18  -0.18     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.12                      0.72  -0.60     0.11    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.30                      5.95  -2.65     3.13    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.12                      0.72  -0.60     0.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      T                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        20    -20        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        77    -72       10       
  SINCE DEC 1    560                       602    -42      574       
  SINCE JUL 1    789                       955   -166      841       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         0      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         0      6        5       
  SINCE DEC 1     10                        10      0        5       
  SINCE JAN 1      6                         0      6        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE MONROE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        73      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        18      1969                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  5 2005.......SUNRISE   711 AM CST   SUNSET   517 PM CST   
JANUARY  6 2005.......SUNRISE   711 AM CST   SUNSET   518 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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