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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA                               
433 AM CST SAT MAR 5 2005

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...THE MONROE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 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         69    331 PM  85    1938  67      2       77       
  MINIMUM         38    641 AM  18    2002  44     -6       64       
  AVERAGE         54                        55     -1       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.55 1992   0.17  -0.17      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.68  -0.68     0.73    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.68  -0.68     0.73    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.00                     10.48  -3.48    13.25    
                                                                     
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       11                        10      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   60                        42     18        8       
  SINCE MAR 1     60                        42     18        8       
  SINCE JUL 1   1660                      1917   -257     1955       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        9       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        9       
  SINCE JAN 1     21                         6     15       14       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE MONROE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        84      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        19      1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2005.........SUNRISE   631 AM CST   SUNSET   609 PM CST   
MARCH  6 2005.........SUNRISE   630 AM CST   SUNSET   610 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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