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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA                               
441 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2005

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...THE MONROE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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         87    448 PM  95    1933  86      1       85       
  MINIMUM         64    526 AM  45    2002  64      0       65       
  AVERAGE         76                        75      1       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.10 1930   0.18  -0.18     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.21                      3.36  -3.15     6.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.40                     13.66  -6.26    12.59    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.40                     23.46  -9.06    25.11    
                                                                     
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   26                         8     18       12       
  SINCE MAR 1    365                       315     50      255       
  SINCE JUL 1   1965                      2190   -225     2202       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        10      1       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   94                       155    -61      121       
  SINCE MAR 1    159                       283   -124      249       
  SINCE JAN 1    180                       289   -109      254       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE MONROE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        98      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        47      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 20 2005...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT   
MAY 21 2005...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 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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