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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA                               
416 AM CDT TUE APR 26 2005

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...THE MONROE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 25 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         72    215 PM  90    1989  80     -8       71       
  MINIMUM         51   1258 AM  43    1969  57     -6       64       
  AVERAGE         62                        68     -6       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          1.47 1980   0.16  -0.11     0.29    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.94                      3.96  -1.02     2.85    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.86                      9.49  -3.63     6.35    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.86                     19.29  -6.43    18.87    
                                                                     
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        3                         1      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   52                        69    -17       92       
  SINCE MAR 1    328                       302     26      242       
  SINCE JUL 1   1928                      2177   -249     2189       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   36                        73    -37       75       
  SINCE MAR 1     51                       101    -50      116       
  SINCE JAN 1     72                       107    -35      121       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     35           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE MONROE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        91      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        44      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 26 2005.........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 PM CDT   
APRIL 27 2005.........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 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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