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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA                               
418 AM CST TUE MAR 22 2005

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...THE MONROE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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         66   1100 PM  88    1935  71     -5       68       
  MINIMUM         53    125 AM  20    1965  48      5       46       
  AVERAGE         60                        60      0       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             5.48 1955   0.18  -0.18     0.18    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.23                      3.75  -1.52     1.21    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.23                      3.75  -1.52     1.21    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.23                     13.55  -4.32    13.73    
                                                                     
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        5                         6     -1        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  232                       179     53      105       
  SINCE MAR 1    232                       179     53      105       
  SINCE JUL 1   1832                      2054   -222     2052       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        17    -17       25       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        17    -17       25       
  SINCE JAN 1     21                        23     -2       30       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     78           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE MONROE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        89      1935                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        27      1986                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 22 2005.........SUNRISE   609 AM CST   SUNSET   621 PM CST   
MARCH 23 2005.........SUNRISE   608 AM CST   SUNSET   622 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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