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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA                               
401 AM CST SUN FEB 29 2004

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...THE MONROE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 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         62    257 PM  85    1932  66     -4       45       
  MINIMUM         33    704 AM  20    2002  43    -10       37       
  AVERAGE         48                        55     -7       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.67 1933   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    7.94                      4.34   3.60     7.88    
  SINCE DEC 1     15.54                     15.03   0.51    17.23    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.52                      9.80   2.72     8.40    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        11      6       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  548                       400    148      514       
  SINCE DEC 1   1674                      1522    152     1755       
  SINCE JUL 1   1941                      1875     66     2197       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      5                        16    -11        4       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         6     -1        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51          M400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE MONROE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        86      1932                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        29      1964                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 29 2004......SUNRISE   636 AM CST   SUNSET   605 PM CST   
MARCH  1 2004.........SUNRISE   635 AM CST   SUNSET   606 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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