795  
CDUS44 KSHV 212140  
CLISHV  
 
NEWCLIWRK 000  
TTAA00 KSHV 212136  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT, LA  
433 PM CDT WED MAY 21 2008  
 
...................................  
   
..THE SHREVEPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 2008  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2008  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 88 240 PM 94 1990 84 4 81  
MINIMUM 67 607 AM 49 1981 64 3 62  
AVERAGE 78 74 4 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.19 1983 0.17 -0.17 T  
MONTH TO DATE 11.44 3.51 7.93 3.27  
SINCE MAR 1 17.31 12.11 5.20 7.00  
SINCE JAN 1 24.92 20.92 4.00 17.96  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 10 8 2 0  
SINCE MAR 1 304 344 -40 230  
SINCE JUL 1 1983 2251 -268 1929  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 13 9 4 7  
MONTH TO DATE 117 141 -24 207  
SINCE MAR 1 255 259 -4 379  
SINCE JAN 1 274 272 2 392    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 74 1200 AM  
LOWEST 40 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 57  
 
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THE SHREVEPORT CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 96 1875  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 46 1892  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 21 2008...........SUNRISE 613 AM CDT SUNSET 811 PM CDT  
MAY 22 2008...........SUNRISE 613 AM CDT SUNSET 812 PM CDT  
 
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
 
 
 
THE AIR QUALITY INDEX FOR SHREVEPORT TODAY WAS 55...IN THE MODERATE  
RANGE.  
 
0 - 50 = GOOD  
51 - 100 = MODERATE  
101 - 200 = UNHEALTHY  
201 - 300 = VERY UNHEALTHY  
301 - 500 = EXTREMELY UNHEALTHY  
 
THE ULTRAVIOLET INDEX FORECAST FOR THURSDAY IS 9...IN THE VERY HIGH  
EXPOSURE CATEGORY.  
 
0 - 2 = LOW  
3 - 5 = MODERATE  
6 - 7 = HIGH  
8 - 10 = VERY HIGH  
11+ = EXTREME  
 
 
 
JT  
 
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