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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA                               
414 AM CDT SUN MAY 15 2005

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...THE MONROE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         86    345 PM  94    1984  85      1       73       
  MINIMUM         63   1153 PM  48    1954  63      0       66       
  AVERAGE         75                        74      1       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.10          3.09 2003   0.18  -0.08     0.57    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.21                      2.46  -2.25     4.05    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.40                     12.76  -5.36    10.46    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.40                     22.56  -8.16    22.98    
                                                                     
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                         9      1        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   66                       106    -40       78       
  SINCE MAR 1    131                       234   -103      206       
  SINCE JAN 1    152                       240    -88      211       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     44           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE MONROE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        94      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        50      1931                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 15 2005...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 PM CDT   
MAY 16 2005...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 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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