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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA                               
423 AM CST THU DEC 8 2005

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...THE MONROE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 7 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         52    311 PM  80    1966  61     -9       68       
  MINIMUM         32    605 AM  19    1950  39     -7       44       
  AVERAGE         42                        50     -8       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.42 1935   0.16  -0.16     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      1.12  -1.08     1.56    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.58                     23.66 -14.08    42.72    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.20                     49.23 -21.03    71.42    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        15      8        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  120                       102     18       94       
  SINCE DEC 1    120                       102     18       94       
  SINCE JUL 1    470                       455     15      323       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         3      0        3       
  SINCE DEC 1      3                         3      0        3       
  SINCE JAN 1   2613                      2510    103     2336       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE MONROE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        79      1994                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        21      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  8 2005......SUNRISE   658 AM CST   SUNSET   503 PM CST   
DECEMBER  9 2005......SUNRISE   658 AM CST   SUNSET   503 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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