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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA                               
407 AM CST TUE MAR 1 2005

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...THE MONROE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 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         63    233 PM  85    1932  66     -3       62       
  MINIMUM         42   1131 PM  20    2002  43     -1       33       
  AVERAGE         53                        55     -2       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.67 1933   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.96                      4.34  -0.38     7.94    
  SINCE DEC 1     10.18                     15.03  -4.85    15.54    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.00                      9.80  -2.80    12.52    
                                                                     
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       12                        11      1       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  349                       400    -51      548       
  SINCE DEC 1   1371                      1522   -151     1674       
  SINCE JUL 1   1600                      1875   -275     1941       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         6     -1        0       
  SINCE DEC 1     25                        16      9        5       
  SINCE JAN 1     21                         6     15        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE MONROE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        85      1932                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        24      1986                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  1 2005.........SUNRISE   636 AM CST   SUNSET   606 PM CST   
MARCH  2 2005.........SUNRISE   634 AM CST   SUNSET   607 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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