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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA                               
510 AM CDT SUN MAY 8 2005

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...THE MONROE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         83    311 PM  93    1952  83      0       85       
  MINIMUM         49    544 AM  45    1992  61    -12       58       
  AVERAGE         66                        72     -6       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.68 1978   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.06                      1.20  -1.14     1.27    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.25                     11.50  -4.25     7.68    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.25                     21.30  -7.05    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                         7     17       12       
  SINCE MAR 1    363                       314     49      255       
  SINCE JUL 1   1963                      2189   -226     2202       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         7     -6        7       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        47    -46       19       
  SINCE MAR 1     66                       175   -109      147       
  SINCE JAN 1     87                       181    -94      152       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE MONROE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        93      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        47      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2005...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT   
MAY  9 2005...........SUNRISE   614 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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