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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA                               
445 AM CDT TUE APR 19 2005

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...THE MONROE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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         78    219 PM  93    1987  78      0       82       
  MINIMUM         51    546 AM  39    2001  55     -4       55       
                                      1999                          
  AVERAGE         65                        66     -1       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.10 1991   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.89                      2.85   0.04     2.09    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.81                      8.38  -2.57     5.59    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.81                     18.18  -5.37    18.11    
                                                                     
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                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   35                        57    -22       92       
  SINCE MAR 1    311                       290     21      242       
  SINCE JUL 1   1911                      2165   -254     2189       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        43    -29       20       
  SINCE MAR 1     29                        71    -42       61       
  SINCE JAN 1     50                        77    -27       66       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE MONROE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        93      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        38      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 19 2005.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT   
APRIL 20 2005.........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 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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