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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA                               
431 AM CDT FRI APR 22 2005

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...THE MONROE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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         84    317 PM  95    1987  79      5       82       
  MINIMUM         58    356 AM  38    1953  55      3       64       
  AVERAGE         71                        67      4       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.13 1951   0.16  -0.16      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.89                      3.32  -0.43     2.09    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.81                      8.85  -3.04     5.59    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.81                     18.65  -5.84    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                        63    -28       92       
  SINCE MAR 1    311                       296     15      242       
  SINCE JUL 1   1911                      2171   -260     2189       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         4      2        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   27                        55    -28       38       
  SINCE MAR 1     42                        83    -41       79       
  SINCE JAN 1     63                        89    -26       84       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE MONROE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        91      1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        37      1931                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 22 2005.........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT   
APRIL 23 2005.........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 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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