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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA                               
457 AM CDT SUN MAY 22 2005

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...THE MONROE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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         89    339 PM  98    1978  86      3       87       
  MINIMUM         64   1133 PM  48    1954  65     -1       68       
  AVERAGE         77                        76      1       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.61 1967   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.55                      3.72  -3.17     6.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.74                     14.02  -6.28    12.59    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.74                     23.82  -9.08    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       12                        11      1       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  120                       176    -56      146       
  SINCE MAR 1    185                       304   -119      274       
  SINCE JAN 1    206                       310   -104      279       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE MONROE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        94      1970                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        52      1954                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 22 2005...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 PM CDT   
MAY 23 2005...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 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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