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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA                               
425 AM CST FRI MAR 18 2005

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...THE MONROE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         62    314 PM  91    1963  70     -8       81       
  MINIMUM         37   1136 PM  29    1978  47    -10       43       
  AVERAGE         50                        59     -9       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.34 1961   0.19  -0.19     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.41                      3.03  -1.62     1.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.41                      3.03  -1.62     1.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.41                     12.83  -4.42    13.55    
                                                                     
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       15                         7      8        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  203                       152     51       97       
  SINCE MAR 1    203                       152     51       97       
  SINCE JUL 1   1803                      2027   -224     2044       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        13    -13        9       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        13    -13        9       
  SINCE JAN 1     21                        19      2       14       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         
                                                                     
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          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE MONROE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        89      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        30      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   614 AM CST   SUNSET   619 PM CST   
MARCH 19 2005.........SUNRISE   613 AM CST   SUNSET   619 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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