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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA                               
430 AM CST WED MAR 16 2005

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...THE MONROE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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         57    140 PM  88    1936  69    -12       68       
  MINIMUM         43    553 AM  29    1988  47     -4       52       
  AVERAGE         50                        58     -8       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.90 1973   0.18  -0.17      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.41                      2.66  -1.25     1.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.41                      2.66  -1.25     1.02    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.41                     12.46  -4.05    13.54    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                         8      7        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  167                       138     29       92       
  SINCE MAR 1    167                       138     29       92       
  SINCE JUL 1   1767                      2013   -246     2039       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        11    -11        9       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        11    -11        9       
  SINCE JAN 1     21                        17      4       14       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     41          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE MONROE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        85      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        30      1954                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2005.........SUNRISE   617 AM CST   SUNSET   617 PM CST   
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   616 AM CST   SUNSET   618 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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