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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA                               
517 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2005

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...THE DE QUEEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1902 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         68    412 PM  92    1990  77     -9       82       
  MINIMUM         42   1157 PM  36    1996  51     -9       63       
  AVERAGE         55                        64     -9       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.55 1956   0.18  -0.18     0.71    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.24                      4.85  -2.61     4.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.46                     10.02  -4.56     7.13    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.98                     17.26  -2.28    14.14    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      1.5                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         3      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  164                       165     -1      124       
  SINCE MAR 1    577                       551     26      351       
  SINCE JUL 1   2493                      3162   -669     2662       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        26    -15       55       
  SINCE MAR 1     13                        26    -13       79       
  SINCE JAN 1     22                        26     -4       87       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE DE QUEEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        90      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        32      1903                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2005...........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2005...........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 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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