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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA                               
514 AM CDT WED APR 27 2005

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...THE MONROE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 26 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    430 PM  91    1989  80     -8       78       
  MINIMUM         53   1159 PM  44    1976  57     -4       56       
  AVERAGE         63                        69     -6       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.55          1.94 1958   0.16   0.39     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.49                      4.12  -0.63     2.85    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.41                      9.65  -3.24     6.35    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.41                     19.45  -6.04    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        2                         1      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   54                        70    -16       92       
  SINCE MAR 1    330                       303     27      242       
  SINCE JUL 1   1930                      2178   -248     2189       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   36                        78    -42       77       
  SINCE MAR 1     51                       106    -55      118       
  SINCE JAN 1     72                       112    -40      123       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE MONROE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        95      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        45      1992                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 27 2005.........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT   
APRIL 28 2005.........SUNRISE   624 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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