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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA                               
432 AM CDT THU MAY 12 2005

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...THE MONROE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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         90    241 PM  94    1963  84      6       87       
  MINIMUM         60    513 AM  47    1952  62     -2       66       
  AVERAGE         75                        73      2       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.00 1979   0.18  -0.18     0.16    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.11                      1.92  -1.81     1.56    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.30                     12.22  -4.92     7.97    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.30                     22.02  -7.72    20.49    
                                                                     
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                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                         8     16       12       
  SINCE MAR 1    363                       315     48      255       
  SINCE JUL 1   1963                      2190   -227     2202       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         8      2       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        79    -45       58       
  SINCE MAR 1     99                       207   -108      186       
  SINCE JAN 1    120                       213    -93      191       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE MONROE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        93      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        45      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 12 2005...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT   
MAY 13 2005...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 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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