MONROE - UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA, LOUISIANA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 34

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		64.6		44.8		48.6		56.6		64.5		72.7		79.4		82.6		82.1		75.8		65		55.5		47.2

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 34

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		76.2		55.7		59.9		68.3		76.4		83.9		90.3		93.6		93.6		88.1		78.4		67.7		58.4

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 34

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		53		34		37.3		44.9		52.6		61.5		68.5		71.8		70.6		63.6		51.6		43.3		36

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 34

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		108		81		86		89		95		98		103		105		108		108		98		89		84

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 34

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
F		3		4		10		17		32		43		49		59		52		41		28		20		3

Average Number of Days Above 100F/38C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5.3		---		---		---		---		---		0.3		2		2.5		0.5		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 34

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		91.7		---		---		---		0.6		5.5		19		25.5		25.1		14		2.1		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 80F/26C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		175.8		0.1		0.6		4.3		11.8		23.5		28.9		30.9		30.6		26.2		15.2		3.2		0.4

Average Number of Days Above 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		246.4		4.4		6.3		14.9		23.8		30.2		30		31		31		29.6		25.9		14		5.2

Average Number of Days Above 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		301.7		12.4		15.1		24.6		28.7		31		30		31		31		30		30.1		22.9		14.8

Average Number of Days Above 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		338.7		21.3		21.9		29.3		30		31		30		31		31		30		31		28.7		23.5

Average Number of Days Above 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		358.2		28.3		26.5		30.8		30		31		30		31		31		30		31		29.9		28.8

Average Number of Days Below 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		312.6		31		28		31		29.9		29.1		20.6		11.3		14.1		25.9		30.7		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		222.1		30.6		27.6		29.4		24.4		13.1		2		0.3		0.9		10.1		25.1		28.5		30.1

Average Number of Days Below 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		159.3		28.8		25.1		22.6		13.1		2.7		---		---		---		2.1		14.6		23.1		27.2

Average Number of Days Below 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		94.9		24.2		18.6		10.5		2.6		---		---		---		---		---		4		13		22

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 34

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		45.9		15		9.8		3		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		0.4		4.3		13.2

Average Number of Days Below 20F/-6C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5		2.3		0.7		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1		1.7

Average Number of Days Below 10F/-12C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.4		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.2

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 34

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		56.5		5.4		5.2		5.3		5.1		5.7		4.2		3.8		3		3.5		4.8		4.9		5.6

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 34

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		111		11		10		10		8		9		10		9		8		7		8		10		11

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 34

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		20.9		17.3		11.5		12.3		20.9		18.3		10.4		11		10.5		10.8		16.6		11.4		20.7

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 34

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		---		0.6		0.9		0.9		0.9		0.4		0.5		0.8		---		0.5		---		0.8		0.7

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 34

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		11.5		4.7		4.5		4.5		6		11.5		2.7		3.5		3.8		10.3		5.3		5.3		6.8

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.1in/2.5mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		71.8		6.9		6.5		6.5		5.4		6.5		7.1		5.6		4.6		4.4		5.6		5.9		6.8

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.2in/5mm

Years on Record: 34

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		73		7		7		7		6		6		7		6		5		4		5		6		7

Avg. # of Days w/Precip. Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 34

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		35		3		3		4		3		4		3		2		2		2		3		3		3

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.5in/13mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		35.8		3.2		3.4		3.5		2.9		3.7		3.1		2.3		1.9		2		3		3.4		3.4

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 1in/25mm

Years on Record: 34

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		20		2		2		2		2		2		1		1		1		1		2		2		2

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 34

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		0.7		0.5		0.1		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.5		0.3		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 34

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
in		5.2		5.2		1.3		1.8		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.4

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.1		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.1		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.6		0.5		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.2		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 5in/12.7cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.1		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2504		630		464		293		108		13		---		---		---		10		106		312		568

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2263		3		4		23		81		241		422		532		521		318		98		17		5

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5882		63		92		240		428		693		871		997		986		757		461		206		89

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.6		10.8		11.5		12.4		13.4		14.3		14.7		14.5		13.7		12.7		11.8		10.9		10.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.3		2.5		3.2		4.1		5.2		5.6		6		6		5.6		4.8		3.9		2.8		2.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.7		1		1.3		1.7		2.1		2.3		2.4		2.3		2.1		1.8		1.3		1.1		0.9

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.6		3.4		4		4.6		5.1		5.2		5.3		5.4		5.3		5.2		4.8		3.8		3.2

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.5		3.4		3.7		4.2		4.9		4.9		5.3		5.5		5.3		5.1		4.9		3.9		3.3

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		4.3		2.5		3.2		4.1		5.2		5.6		6		6		5.6		4.8		3.9		2.8		2.2

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.8		1.1		1.4		1.8		2.2		2.4		2.5		2.5		2.2		1.9		1.5		1.1		1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		5.6		4.6		5.1		6		6.1		5.9		5.9		5.9		6.3		5.7		5.9		5.3		4.4

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		6.2		5.2		5.4		6.5		6.6		6.3		6.7		6.7		7.1		6.1		6.6		6.2		5

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.6		2		2.1		3.5		4.3		4.9		5		5.3		4.9		4.3		3		1.8		1.6

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		1.5		0.9		1.2		1.4		1.8		2.2		2.3		2.2		1.8		1.6		1.1		0.8		0.8

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3.6		2.6		2.4		3.8		4.2		4.5		4.5		4.8		4.7		4.5		3.4		2.2		2.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
kWh/m2		3		2.3		1.7		3		3.3		3.6		3.7		4.3		4		4		2.8		1.7		1.7