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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA                               
415 PM CST SAT MAR 27 2004

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...THE LUFKIN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27 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         80    300 PM  89    1907  74      6       78       
  MINIMUM         61        MM  28    1955  50     11       54        
  AVERAGE         71                        62      9       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          2.25 1951   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.09                      3.12  -0.03     3.39    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.09                      3.12  -0.03     3.39    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.48                     10.74   7.74     9.80    
                                                                     
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                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   78                       174    -96      169       
  SINCE MAR 1     78                       174    -96      169       
  SINCE JUL 1   1700                      1814   -114     2010       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            6                         1      5        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   42                        24     18        4       
  SINCE MAR 1     42                        24     18        4       
  SINCE JAN 1     54                        38     16        7       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          M500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58          M300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE LUFKIN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        87      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        31      1930                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 27 2004.........SUNRISE   613 AM CST   SUNSET   635 PM CST   
MARCH 28 2004.........SUNRISE   612 AM CST   SUNSET   636 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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