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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA                               
437 AM CDT THU APR 7 2005

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...THE MONROE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 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         79    112 PM  88    1967  75      4       78       
  MINIMUM         59   1159 PM  33    1966  52      7       41       
  AVERAGE         69                        63      6       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.59          2.69 1938   0.16   1.43     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.78                      0.99   0.79     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.70                      6.52  -1.82     3.50    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.70                     16.32  -4.62    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        0                         4     -4        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        24     -2       44       
  SINCE MAR 1    298                       257     41      194       
  SINCE JUL 1   1898                      2132   -234     2141       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         2      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        12     -5        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     22                        40    -18       41       
  SINCE JAN 1     43                        46     -3       46       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE MONROE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        91      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        33      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  7 2005.........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 PM CDT   
APRIL  8 2005.........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 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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