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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA                               
512 AM CDT WED MAY 4 2005

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...THE MONROE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         71    422 PM  90    1949  82    -11       70       
  MINIMUM         49    606 AM  47    1960  59    -10       49       
  AVERAGE         60                        71    -11       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          3.64 1991   0.17  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      0.51  -0.46     1.27    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.24                     10.81  -3.57     7.68    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.24                     20.61  -6.37    20.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         1      4        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                         3     14       11       
  SINCE MAR 1    356                       310     46      254       
  SINCE JUL 1   1956                      2185   -229     2201       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         7     -7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        19    -19        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     65                       147    -82      128       
  SINCE JAN 1     86                       153    -67      133       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE MONROE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        91      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        44      1954                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2005...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT   
MAY  5 2005...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 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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