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climate report
national weather service shreveport, la
714 am cst mon feb 2 2009
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... the shreveport climate summary for the month of january 2009...
climate normal period 1971 to 2000
climate record period 1874 to 2009
weather observed normal depart
value date(s) value from
normal
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temperature (f)
record
high 85 01/25/1950
low -2 01/18/1930
highest 81 01/03
lowest 21 01/16
mean 47. 8 46. 4 1. 4
days max >= 90 0
days min <= 32 14
precipitation (inches)
totals 2. 14 4. 60 -2. 46
days >= . 01 5
days >= . 50 2
days >= 1. 00 1
greatest
24 hr. total 1. 66 01/05 -
01/06
degree_days
heating total 536 597 -61
cooling total 10 6 4
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wind (mph)
average wind speed 7. 8
highest wind speed/direction 26/030 date 01/24
highest gust speed/direction 41/310 date 01/30
weather conditions. number of days with
thunderstorm 0 fog w/vis <= 1/4 mile 3
- indicates negative numbers.
r indicates record was set or tied.
mm indicates data is missing.
t indicates trace amount.
&&
weatherwise during january of 2009 in shreveport and bossier
city ... louisiana ... we recorded slightly warmer and drier conditions
than normal. this january tallied only 2. 14 inches of rainfall for
the 27th driest january on record.
january of 2009 continued a string of uneventful months since the
hurricane filled first two weeks of september 2008. the month`s
only significant weather occurred during the 28th and 29th with a
cold arctic airmass. some very light freezing rain and sleet fell
during the wee hours of the 28th. during the morning of the
29th ... dense freezing fog developed during the morning and deposited
a thick layer of hoarfrost on area roadways and bridges ... and
resulted in several automobile accidents.
shreveport broke a daily high temperature record for january 3rd as
the high reached a balmy 81 degrees ... and bested the old record for
the date of 78 degrees set during 1949.
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