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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA                               
425 AM CDT TUE AUG 2 2005

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...THE MONROE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 1 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         96    347 PM 102    1998  95      1       93       
  MINIMUM         72    552 AM  61    1936  73     -1       73       
  AVERAGE         84                        84      0       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.99 1982   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  SINCE JUN 1      2.22                      8.07  -5.85    18.81    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.84                     33.64 -12.80    47.51    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUN 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        19      0       18       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        19      0       18       
  SINCE JUN 1   1047                      1074    -27      898       
  SINCE JAN 1   1359                      1504   -145     1312       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE MONROE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   95       103      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        61      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  2 2005........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 PM CDT   
AUGUST  3 2005........SUNRISE   624 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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