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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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