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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA                               
443 AM CDT MON MAY 23 2005

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...THE MONROE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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         91    332 PM  94    1970  87      4       87       
  MINIMUM         61    509 AM  52    1954  65     -4       67       
  AVERAGE         76                        76      0       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.35 1974   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.55                      3.90  -3.35     6.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.74                     14.20  -6.46    12.59    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.74                     24.00  -9.26    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                        11      0       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  131                       187    -56      158       
  SINCE MAR 1    196                       315   -119      286       
  SINCE JAN 1    217                       321   -104      291       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE MONROE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        96      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        50      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 23 2005...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 PM CDT   
MAY 24 2005...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 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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