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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA                               
415 PM CST THU MAR 18 2004

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...THE LONGVIEW CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1902 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         82    200 PM  89    1908  69     13       62       
  MINIMUM         63        MM  27    1934  49     14       51        
  AVERAGE         73                        59     14       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          2.00 1969   0.14  -0.14     0.63    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.88                      2.51   0.37     1.05    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.88                      2.51   0.37     1.05    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.91                     10.25   0.66     9.41    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         6     -6        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   84                       150    -66      147       
  SINCE MAR 1     84                       150    -66      147       
  SINCE JUL 1   1897                      1969    -72     2192       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            8                         1      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                         6      6        3       
  SINCE MAR 1     12                         6      6        3       
  SINCE JAN 1     22                         6     16        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          M300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45          M200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE LONGVIEW CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        88      1945                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        19      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2004.........SUNRISE   625 AM CST   SUNSET   629 PM CST   
MARCH 19 2004.........SUNRISE   623 AM CST   SUNSET   630 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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