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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA                               
407 AM CST FRI FEB 25 2005

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...THE MONROE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 24 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         47   1216 AM  83    2000  64    -17       55       
  MINIMUM         39   1159 PM  23    1989  42     -3       49       
  AVERAGE         43                        53    -10       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          1.33 2001   0.16  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.96                      3.69   0.27     6.81    
  SINCE DEC 1     10.18                     14.38  -4.20    14.41    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.00                      9.15  -2.15    11.39    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      T                                                 
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        12     10       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  288                       354    -66      467       
  SINCE DEC 1   1310                      1476   -166     1593       
  SINCE JUL 1   1539                      1829   -290     1860       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         2      3        0       
  SINCE DEC 1     25                        12     13        5       
  SINCE JAN 1     21                         2     19        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     86           900 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    93                                                       
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THE MONROE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        86      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        22      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 25 2005......SUNRISE   640 AM CST   SUNSET   603 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 26 2005......SUNRISE   639 AM CST   SUNSET   603 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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