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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA                               
425 AM CDT SAT MAY 7 2005

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...THE MONROE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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         81    233 PM  93    1952  83     -2       85       
  MINIMUM         49    432 AM  48    1957  60    -11       57       
  AVERAGE         65                        72     -7       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.82 1935   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.06                      1.02  -0.96     1.27    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.25                     11.32  -4.07     7.68    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.25                     21.12  -6.87    20.20    
                                                                     
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                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                         6     18       12       
  SINCE MAR 1    363                       313     50      255       
  SINCE JUL 1   1963                      2188   -225     2202       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         7     -7        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        40    -40       12       
  SINCE MAR 1     65                       168   -103      140       
  SINCE JAN 1     86                       174    -88      145       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE MONROE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        93      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        45      1992                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  7 2005...........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT   
MAY  8 2005...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 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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