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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA                               
531 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2005

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...THE MONROE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 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         70    452 PM  89    1963  74     -4       72       
  MINIMUM         43    608 AM  35    1987  51     -8       44       
  AVERAGE         57                        63     -6       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.39 1979   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.19                      0.34  -0.15     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.11                      5.87  -2.76     3.50    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.11                     15.67  -5.56    16.02    
                                                                     
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        8                         4      4        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                         8      6       19       
  SINCE MAR 1    290                       241     49      169       
  SINCE JUL 1   1890                      2116   -226     2116       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     15                        32    -17       41       
  SINCE JAN 1     36                        38     -2       46       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         
                                                                     
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    86           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE MONROE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        90      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        33      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  3 2005.........SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 PM CDT   
APRIL  4 2005.........SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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