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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA                               
354 AM CST WED MAR 9 2005

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...THE MONROE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         60    353 PM  83    1974  68     -8       68       
  MINIMUM         42    649 AM  25    1971  45     -3       44       
  AVERAGE         51                        56     -5       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.70 1988   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.74                      1.40  -0.66     0.95    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.74                      1.40  -0.66     0.95    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.74                     11.20  -3.46    13.47    
                                                                     
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       14                         9      5        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   91                        80     11       25       
  SINCE MAR 1     91                        80     11       25       
  SINCE JUL 1   1691                      1955   -264     1972       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        9       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         4     -4        9       
  SINCE JAN 1     21                        10     11       14       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE MONROE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        84      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        18      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2005.........SUNRISE   626 AM CST   SUNSET   612 PM CST   
MARCH 10 2005.........SUNRISE   625 AM CST   SUNSET   613 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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