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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA                               
438 AM CDT THU APR 21 2005

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...THE MONROE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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         83    235 PM  94    1987  79      4       80       
  MINIMUM         56    604 AM  37    1953  55      1       63       
  AVERAGE         70                        67      3       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.87 1995   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.89                      3.16  -0.27     2.09    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.81                      8.69  -2.88     5.59    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.81                     18.49  -5.68    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                        61    -26       92       
  SINCE MAR 1    311                       294     17      242       
  SINCE JUL 1   1911                      2169   -258     2189       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         4      1        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        51    -30       30       
  SINCE MAR 1     36                        79    -43       71       
  SINCE JAN 1     57                        85    -28       76       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE MONROE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        95      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        38      1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 21 2005.........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT   
APRIL 22 2005.........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 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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