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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA                               
416 AM CDT TUE APR 5 2005

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...THE MONROE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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         73    203 PM  87    1967  75     -2       71       
  MINIMUM         50    631 AM  32    1987  51     -1       46       
  AVERAGE         62                        63     -1       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.14 1999   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.19                      0.67  -0.48     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.11                      6.20  -3.09     3.50    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.11                     16.00  -5.89    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        3                         4     -1        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        16      6       29       
  SINCE MAR 1    298                       249     49      179       
  SINCE JUL 1   1898                      2124   -226     2126       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         8     -8        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     15                        36    -21       41       
  SINCE JAN 1     36                        42     -6       46       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         
                                                                     
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    93           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE MONROE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        89      1982                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        32      1987                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  5 2005.........SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 PM CDT   
APRIL  6 2005.........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 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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