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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA                               
356 AM CST MON FEB 21 2005

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...THE MONROE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 20 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         70    438 PM  82    1986  63      7       74       
  MINIMUM         55    727 AM  23    1978  41     14       53       
  AVERAGE         63                        52     11       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.47          3.18 1961   0.15   0.32     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.41                      3.05   0.36     5.47    
  SINCE DEC 1      9.63                     13.74  -4.11    13.07    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.45                      8.51  -2.06    10.05    
                                                                     
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        2                        13    -11        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  253                       304    -51      418       
  SINCE DEC 1   1275                      1426   -151     1544       
  SINCE JUL 1   1504                      1779   -275     1811       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1     20                        10     10        5       
  SINCE JAN 1     16                         0     16        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE MONROE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        82      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        24      1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 21 2005......SUNRISE   645 AM CST   SUNSET   559 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 22 2005......SUNRISE   644 AM CST   SUNSET   600 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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