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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA                               
414 AM CST WED MAR 3 2004

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...THE LUFKIN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 2004...

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)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         65    512 PM  87    1946  68     -3       64       
  MINIMUM         56    345 AM  18    1980  45     11       47       
  AVERAGE         61                        57      4       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.23          2.42 1934   0.11   0.12     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.25                      0.22   1.03     0.06    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.25                      0.22   1.03     0.06    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.64                      7.84   8.80     6.47    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         9     -5        9       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        18     -9       24       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        18     -9       24       
  SINCE JUL 1   1631                      1658    -27     1865       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     12                        14     -2        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          M200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     84          M900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    92                                                       
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THE LUFKIN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        88      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        16      1943                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  3 2004.........SUNRISE   643 AM CST   SUNSET   619 PM CST   
MARCH  4 2004.........SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   620 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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