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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA                               
646 AM CST SUN MAR 13 2005

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...THE MONROE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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         81    317 PM  89    1955  69     12       63       
  MINIMUM         45    211 AM  25    1948  46     -1       46       
  AVERAGE         63                        57      6       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.02 1975   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.94                      2.12  -1.18     0.95    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.94                      2.12  -1.18     0.95    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.94                     11.92  -3.98    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        2                         8     -6       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  134                       114     20       67       
  SINCE MAR 1    134                       114     20       67       
  SINCE JUL 1   1734                      1989   -255     2014       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         8     -8        9       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         8     -8        9       
  SINCE JAN 1     21                        14      7       14       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.7                                         
                                                                     
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    60           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    42                                                       
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THE MONROE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        89      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        24      1948                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 13 2005.........SUNRISE   621 AM CST   SUNSET   615 PM CST   
MARCH 14 2005.........SUNRISE   619 AM CST   SUNSET   616 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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