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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA                               
443 AM CDT MON MAY 9 2005

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...THE MONROE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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         80    430 PM  93    1963  83     -3       83       
  MINIMUM         60    531 AM  47    1960  61     -1       60       
  AVERAGE         70                        72     -2       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          1.64 1978   0.18  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.11                      1.38  -1.27     1.27    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.30                     11.68  -4.38     7.68    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.30                     21.48  -7.18    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                         8     16       12       
  SINCE MAR 1    363                       315     48      255       
  SINCE JUL 1   1963                      2190   -227     2202       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         8     -3        7       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                        55    -49       26       
  SINCE MAR 1     71                       183   -112      154       
  SINCE JAN 1     92                       189    -97      159       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE MONROE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        92      1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        49      1938                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  9 2005...........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT   
MAY 10 2005...........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 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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