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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA                               
413 AM CDT MON MAY 16 2005

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...THE MONROE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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    306 PM  94    1963  85     -4       77       
  MINIMUM         61   1159 PM  50    1931  63     -2       64       
  AVERAGE         71                        74     -3       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.05 1983   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.21                      2.64  -2.43     4.05    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.40                     12.94  -5.54    10.46    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.40                     22.74  -8.34    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        6                         9     -3        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   72                       115    -43       84       
  SINCE MAR 1    137                       243   -106      212       
  SINCE JAN 1    158                       249    -91      217       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE MONROE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        94      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        47      1973                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2005...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 PM CDT   
MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 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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