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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA                               
353 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2004

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...THE MONROE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1930 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         65    258 PM  79    1936  56      9       53       
  MINIMUM         39    617 AM  13    1963  36      3       29       
  AVERAGE         52                        46      6       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.13          1.13 1978   0.18  -0.05     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.11                      2.88  -1.77     0.02    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.13                      8.11  -3.98     8.85    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.11                      2.88  -1.77     0.02    
                                                                     
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       13                        20     -7       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  253                       317    -64      344       
  SINCE DEC 1    817                       842    -25      884       
  SINCE JUL 1   1084                      1195   -111     1326       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         0      1        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      1                        10     -9        4       
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         0      1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     44          M200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE MONROE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        80      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        12      1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 17 2004.......SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   527 PM CST   
JANUARY 18 2004.......SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   528 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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