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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA                               
444 AM CDT MON APR 11 2005

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...THE MONROE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 10 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    319 PM  89    1999  76      3       85       
  MINIMUM         57    325 AM  35    2003  52      5       58       
                                      1973                          
  AVERAGE         68                        64      4       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.15 1949   0.16  -0.16     0.64    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.78                      1.63   0.15     0.76    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.70                      7.16  -2.46     4.26    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.70                     16.96  -5.26    16.78    
                                                                     
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                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   23                        37    -14       44       
  SINCE MAR 1    299                       270     29      194       
  SINCE JUL 1   1899                      2145   -246     2141       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         2      1        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        20     -8       14       
  SINCE MAR 1     27                        48    -21       55       
  SINCE JAN 1     48                        54     -6       60       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE MONROE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        89      1994                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        33      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 11 2005.........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 PM CDT   
APRIL 12 2005.........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 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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