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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA                               
438 AM CDT TUE MAY 17 2005

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...THE MONROE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         76    428 PM  94    1963  85     -9       82       
  MINIMUM         50    531 AM  47    1973  64    -14       66       
  AVERAGE         63                        74    -11       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.28 1953   0.18  -0.18     0.84    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.21                      2.82  -2.61     4.89    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.40                     13.12  -5.72    11.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.40                     22.92  -8.52    23.82    
                                                                     
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        2                         0      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   26                         8     18       12       
  SINCE MAR 1    365                       315     50      255       
  SINCE JUL 1   1965                      2190   -225     2202       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        10    -10        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   72                       125    -53       93       
  SINCE MAR 1    137                       253   -116      221       
  SINCE JAN 1    158                       259   -101      226       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE MONROE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        94      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        53      1970                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 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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