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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA                               
437 PM CST SAT JAN 17 2004

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...THE LUFKIN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1906 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         68    115 PM  81    1952  59      9       45       
  MINIMUM         59        MM  18    1965  38     21       23        
  AVERAGE         64                        48     16       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            2.01R         1.75 1995   0.14   1.87     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.21                      2.54   0.67     0.23    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.99                      6.98  -0.99     9.65    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.21                      2.54   0.67     0.23    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            1                        17    -16       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  210                       289    -79      336       
  SINCE DEC 1    690                       755    -65      801       
  SINCE JUL 1    900                      1057   -157     1170       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                         0     12        0       
  SINCE DEC 1     12                        10      2       10       
  SINCE JAN 1     12                         0     12        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     87          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    94                                                       
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THE LUFKIN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        82      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        -2      1930                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 17 2004.......SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   540 PM CST   
JANUARY 18 2004.......SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   541 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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