Sunday, March 31, 2013

March 2013 Natchitoches Weather Summary; March 2013 Natchitoches Official NWS rainfall: -4.24 inches below normal

*March 2013 Natchitoches Weather Summary;
*March 2013 Natchitoches Daily Official Weather Summaries From National Weather Service; *March 2013 Natchitoches Official NWS rainfall:  -4.24 inches below normal


726
SHUS44 KSHV 301556
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1056 AM CDT SAT MAR 30 2013

NWS COOP             24 HOUR     TEMP AT    24 HOUR
SUBSTATION          HIGH  LOW    OB TIME     PRECIP
---------------------------------------------------
NORTH LOUISIANA:
ASHLAND               M     M        M           M
BENTON 5E            76    50       60        0.36
BLANCHARD 3W          M     M        M           M
CALHOUN              76    48       60        0.00
COLUMBIA LOCK        74    49       57        0.00
FARMERVILLE           M     M        M           M
HODGES GARDENS        M     M        M           M
HOMER 1N             77    54       58        0.10
JENA 4WSW            79    50       57        0.00
MANSFIELD             M     M        M           M
MINDEN               77    56       59        0.00
MOORINGSPORT         76    57       59        0.32
NATCHITOCHES #2      78    54       57           T
RED RVR RESEARCH      M     M        M           M
ROBSON                M     M        M           M
RUSTON - LA TECH      M     M        M           M
S'PORT-SRN HILLS     77    58       59        0.07



238
SHUS44 KSHV 291549
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1049 AM CDT FRI MAR 29 2013

NWS COOP             24 HOUR     TEMP AT    24 HOUR
SUBSTATION          HIGH  LOW    OB TIME     PRECIP
---------------------------------------------------
NORTH LOUISIANA:
ASHLAND              72    40       58        0.00
BENTON 5E            73    45       59        0.00
CALHOUN              73    38       52        0.00
COLUMBIA LOCK        72    41       53        0.00
FARMERVILLE          72    39       61        0.00
HOMER 1N             73    51       58        0.00
JENA 4WSW            71    39       50        0.00
MINDEN               73    38       58        0.00
MOORINGSPORT         70    48       58        0.00
NATCHITOCHES #2      70    48       54        0.00
S'PORT-SRN HILLS     73    46       58        0.00



431
SHUS44 KSHV 281600
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1100 AM CDT THU MAR 28 2013

NWS COOP             24 HOUR     TEMP AT    24 HOUR
SUBSTATION          HIGH  LOW    OB TIME     PRECIP
---------------------------------------------------
NORTH LOUISIANA:
ASHLAND              65    29       40        0.00
BENTON 5E            55    33       45        0.00
CALHOUN              68    26       38        0.00
COLUMBIA LOCK        65    30       41        0.00
FARMERVILLE          63    38       39        0.00
HOMER 1N             65    30       51        0.00
MOORINGSPORT         65    34       48        0.00
NATCHITOCHES #2      65    36       48        0.00
RED RVR RESEARCH     66    34       45        0.00
RUSTON - LA TECH     63    30       37        0.00
S'PORT-SRN HILLS     67    29       47        0.00



269
SHUS44 KSHV 271526
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1100 AM CDT WED MAR 27 2013

NWS COOP             24 HOUR     TEMP AT    24 HOUR
SUBSTATION          HIGH  LOW    OB TIME     PRECIP
---------------------------------------------------
NORTH LOUISIANA:
ASHLAND              54    25       29        0.00
BENTON 5E            53    29       33        0.00
COLUMBIA LOCK        54    30       31        0.00
FARMERVILLE          53    29       48        0.00
HOMER 1N             52    24       30        0.00
JENA 4WSW            54    29       33        0.00
MOORINGSPORT         55    32       34        0.00
NATCHITOCHES #2      54    32       36        0.00
RED RVR RESEARCH     54    29       34        0.00
RUSTON - LA TECH     53    29       30        0.00
S'PORT-SRN HILLS     55    28       29        0.00



253
SHUS44 KSHV 261538
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1100 AM CDT TUE MAR 26 2013

NWS COOP             24 HOUR     TEMP AT    24 HOUR
SUBSTATION          HIGH  LOW    OB TIME     PRECIP
---------------------------------------------------
NORTH LOUISIANA:
ASHLAND              56    22       28        0.00
BENTON 5E            53    28       29        0.00
CALHOUN              57    24       24        0.00
COLUMBIA LOCK        57    28       32        0.00
FARMERVILLE          55    29       29        0.00
HOMER 1N             53    23       24        0.00
JENA 4WSW            56    25       29        0.00
MINDEN               55    27       27        0.00
NATCHITOCHES #2      57    31       33        0.00
RED RVR RESEARCH     56    29       31        0.00
RUSTON - LA TECH      M     M        M        0.00
S'PORT-SRN HILLS     57    28       29        0.00



418
SHUS44 KSHV 251539
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1100 AM CDT MON MAR 25 2013

NWS COOP             24 HOUR     TEMP AT    24 HOUR
SUBSTATION          HIGH  LOW    OB TIME     PRECIP
---------------------------------------------------
NORTH LOUISIANA:
BENTON 5E            49    30       33        0.00
CALHOUN              55    28       28        0.00
COLUMBIA LOCK        56    31       31        0.00
HOMER 1N             51    25       29        0.00
JENA 4WSW            59    30       31        0.00
MINDEN               52    29       29        0.00
MOORINGSPORT         50    33       34        0.00
NATCHITOCHES #2      55    32       34        0.00
RED RVR RESEARCH     53    31       34        0.00
RUSTON - LA TECH      M     M        M        0.00
S'PORT-SRN HILLS     53    33       33        0.00




818
SHUS44 KSHV 241600
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1100 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

NWS COOP             24 HOUR     TEMP AT    24 HOUR
SUBSTATION          HIGH  LOW    OB TIME     PRECIP
---------------------------------------------------
NORTH LOUISIANA:
CALHOUN              56    48       50        0.05
COLUMBIA LOCK        62    49       51        0.00
FARMERVILLE          55    47       48        0.78
HODGES GARDENS       70    50       50        0.00
HOMER 1N             56    44       44        2.13
MOORINGSPORT         57    44       44        1.31
NATCHITOCHES #2      66    51       51        0.02
S'PORT-SRN HILLS     60    48       49        0.24




053
SHUS44 KSHV 231602
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1102 AM CDT SAT MAR 23 2013

NWS COOP             24 HOUR     TEMP AT    24 HOUR
SUBSTATION          HIGH  LOW    OB TIME     PRECIP
---------------------------------------------------
NORTH LOUISIANA:
BENTON 5E            56    48       48        0.02
CALHOUN              54    47       48        0.20
COLUMBIA LOCK        58    48       49        0.11
FARMERVILLE          50    47       47        0.12
HOMER 1N             50    45       48        0.03
JENA 4WSW            75    54       56        0.00
MINDEN               56    47       48        0.05
MOORINGSPORT         56    46       46        0.01
NATCHITOCHES #2      78    51       51        0.01
RUSTON - LA TECH      M     M        M        0.13
S'PORT-SRN HILLS     69    48       48           T




193
SHUS44 KSHV 221542
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1100 AM CDT FRI MAR 22 2013

NWS COOP             24 HOUR     TEMP AT    24 HOUR
SUBSTATION          HIGH  LOW    OB TIME     PRECIP
---------------------------------------------------
NORTH LOUISIANA:
ASHLAND              59    44       54        0.00
CALHOUN              56    41       49        0.05
COLUMBIA LOCK        58    44       55        0.00
HOMER 1N             52    39       45        0.07
JENA 4WSW            63    42       55           T
MOORINGSPORT         55    45       49        0.02
NATCHITOCHES #2      63    45       56           T
RED RVR RESEARCH     59    48       52        0.02
RUSTON - LA TECH      M     M        M        0.00
S'PORT-SRN HILLS     59    44       55        0.01




679
SHUS44 KSHV 211608 CCA
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA...CORRECTED
1108 AM CDT THU MAR 21 2013

NWS COOP             24 HOUR     TEMP AT    24 HOUR
SUBSTATION          HIGH  LOW    OB TIME     PRECIP
---------------------------------------------------
NORTH LOUISIANA:
ASHLAND              68    37       44        0.00
BENTON 5E            56    42       42        0.00
BLANCHARD 3W          M     M        M           M
CALHOUN              69    37       41        0.00
COLUMBIA LOCK        67    41       44        0.00
FARMERVILLE          66    41       41        0.00
HODGES GARDENS        M     M        M           M
HOMER 1N             78    36       39        0.00
JENA 4WSW            69    39       42        0.00
MANSFIELD             M     M        M           M
MINDEN               67    43       44        0.00
MOORINGSPORT         67    44       45        0.00
NATCHITOCHES #2      68    45       45        0.00
RED RVR RESEARCH      M     M        M           M
ROBSON                M     M        M           M
RUSTON - LA TECH      M     M        M        0.00
S'PORT-SRN HILLS     69    44       46        0.00




083
SHUS44 KSHV 211557
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1057 AM CDT THU MAR 21 2013

NWS COOP             24 HOUR     TEMP AT    24 HOUR
SUBSTATION          HIGH  LOW    OB TIME     PRECIP
---------------------------------------------------
NORTH LOUISIANA:
ASHLAND              68    37       44        0.00
BENTON 5E            56    42       42        0.00
BLANCHARD 3W          M     M        M           M
CALHOUN              69    37       41        0.00
COLUMBIA LOCK        67    41       44        0.00
FARMERVILLE          66    41       41        0.00
HODGES GARDENS        M     M        M           M
HOMER 1N             78    36       39        0.00
JENA 4WSW            69    39       42        0.00
MANSFIELD             M     M        M           M
MINDEN               67    43       44        0.00
MOORINGSPORT         67    44       45        0.00
NATCHITOCHES #2      68    45       45        0.00
RED RVR RESEARCH      M     M        M           M
ROBSON                M     M        M           M
RUSTON - LA TECH      M     M        M        0.00
S'PORT-SRN HILLS     69    44       46        0.00




595
SHUS44 KSHV 201556
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1100 AM CDT WED MAR 20 2013

NWS COOP             24 HOUR     TEMP AT    24 HOUR
SUBSTATION          HIGH  LOW    OB TIME     PRECIP
---------------------------------------------------
NORTH LOUISIANA:
BENTON 5E            60    44       44        0.00
CALHOUN              70    42       48        0.00
COLUMBIA LOCK        73    45       46        0.00
FARMERVILLE          67    43       55        0.00
HODGES GARDENS       74    46       46        0.29
MINDEN               69    47       48        0.00
MOORINGSPORT         68    42       45        0.00
NATCHITOCHES #2      70    47       47        0.21
RED RVR RESEARCH     80    45       45        0.00
RUSTON - LA TECH      M     M        M        0.00
S'PORT-SRN HILLS     71    47       48           T




196
SHUS44 KSHV 191537
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1100 AM CDT TUE MAR 19 2013

NWS COOP             24 HOUR     TEMP AT    24 HOUR
SUBSTATION          HIGH  LOW    OB TIME     PRECIP
---------------------------------------------------
NORTH LOUISIANA:
ASHLAND              82    46       47        0.00
BENTON 5E            74    44       44        0.00
CALHOUN              82    45       45        0.00
FARMERVILLE          76    43       44           T
HODGES GARDENS       85    48       48        0.00
JENA 4WSW            86    46       48        0.00
MINDEN               76    47       47        0.00
MOORINGSPORT         76    42       42        0.00
NATCHITOCHES #2      84    47       48        0.00
RED RVR RESEARCH     80    47       47        0.00
RUSTON - LA TECH      M     M        M        0.00
S'PORT-SRN HILLS     81    49       49        0.00




628
SHUS44 KSHV 181600
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1100 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013

NWS COOP             24 HOUR     TEMP AT    24 HOUR
SUBSTATION          HIGH  LOW    OB TIME     PRECIP
---------------------------------------------------
NORTH LOUISIANA:
ASHLAND              80    59       66        0.00
BENTON 5E            76    51       56        0.00
CALHOUN              82    50       65        0.00
COLUMBIA LOCK        80    53       66        0.00
FARMERVILLE          79    57       68        0.00
JENA 4WSW            79    57       65        0.00
MINDEN               78    58       66        0.00
MOORINGSPORT         76    61       66        0.00
NATCHITOCHES #2      80    57       64        0.00
RED RVR RESEARCH     80    66       67        0.00
RUSTON - LA TECH      M     M        M        0.00
S'PORT-SRN HILLS     79    59       66        0.00



888
SHUS44 KSHV 161600
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1100 AM CDT SAT MAR 16 2013

NWS COOP             24 HOUR     TEMP AT    24 HOUR
SUBSTATION          HIGH  LOW    OB TIME     PRECIP
---------------------------------------------------
NORTH LOUISIANA:
FARMERVILLE          80    57       59        0.00
HODGES GARDENS       78    42       56        0.00
HOMER 1N             79    51       61        0.00
JENA 4WSW            80    42       58        0.00
MINDEN               79    43       56        0.00
MOORINGSPORT         78    41       59        0.00
NATCHITOCHES #2      78    48       54        0.00
S'PORT-SRN HILLS     81    48       55        0.00



021
SHUS44 KSHV 151551
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1100 AM CDT FRI MAR 15 2013

NWS COOP             24 HOUR     TEMP AT    24 HOUR
SUBSTATION          HIGH  LOW    OB TIME     PRECIP
---------------------------------------------------
NORTH LOUISIANA:
ASHLAND              72    36       40        0.00
BENTON 5E            73    39       52        0.00
CALHOUN              74    30       40        0.00
COLUMBIA LOCK        73    35       46        0.00
HOMER 1N             71    32       51        0.00
JENA 4WSW            72    35       44        0.00
MOORINGSPORT         73    41       49        0.00
NATCHITOCHES #2      73    38       48        0.00
RED RVR RESEARCH     73    41       49        0.00
S'PORT-SRN HILLS     74    37       49        0.00



832
SHUS44 KSHV 141555
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1100 AM CDT THU MAR 14 2013

NWS COOP             24 HOUR     TEMP AT    24 HOUR
SUBSTATION          HIGH  LOW    OB TIME     PRECIP
---------------------------------------------------
NORTH LOUISIANA:
ASHLAND              67    31       36        0.00
BENTON 5E            55    39       39        0.00
CALHOUN              67    30       30        0.00
COLUMBIA LOCK        65    35       35        0.00
FARMERVILLE          64    36       37        0.00
HOMER 1N             65    29       32        0.00
JENA 4WSW            67    31       35        0.00
MINDEN               67    34       36        0.00
MOORINGSPORT         63    38       41        0.00
NATCHITOCHES #2      66    37       38        0.00
RED RVR RESEARCH     65    40       42        0.00
RUSTON - LA TECH      M     M        M        0.00
S'PORT-SRN HILLS     66    37       38        0.00

(NOTE:  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT, LA.
VISITS NATCHITOCHES, LA. TODAY, FEB. 14, 2013, INSTALLING
NEW WEATHER OBSERVING EQUIPMENT.)



988
SHUS44 KSHV 131555
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1100 AM CDT WED MAR 13 2013

NWS COOP             24 HOUR     TEMP AT    24 HOUR
SUBSTATION          HIGH  LOW    OB TIME     PRECIP
---------------------------------------------------
NORTH LOUISIANA:
ASHLAND              66    27       45        0.00
BENTON 5E            56    30       43        0.00
CALHOUN              66    29       31        0.00
COLUMBIA LOCK        63    36       43        0.00
HOMER 1N             65    28       38        0.00
JENA 4WSW            66    33       37        0.00
MINDEN               66    31       34        0.00
MOORINGSPORT         64    33       39        0.00
NATCHITOCHES #2      64    35       41        0.00
RED RVR RESEARCH     67    33       40        0.00
S'PORT-SRN HILLS     66    31       37        0.00



145
SHUS44 KSHV 121548
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1048 AM CDT TUE MAR 12 2013

NWS COOP             24 HOUR     TEMP AT    24 HOUR
SUBSTATION          HIGH  LOW    OB TIME     PRECIP
---------------------------------------------------
NORTH LOUISIANA:
ASHLAND              55    27       27        0.00
BENTON 5E            55    30       30        0.00
CALHOUN              58    30       30        0.00
COLUMBIA LOCK        67    36       36        0.00
FARMERVILLE          57    33       33        0.00
HODGES GARDENS       55    38       38        0.00
HOMER 1N             54    27       28        0.00
JENA 4WSW            58    29       33        0.00
MINDEN               56    31       31        0.00
MOORINGSPORT         56    32       33        0.00
NATCHITOCHES #2      56    34       35        0.00
RED RVR RESEARCH     56    32       33        0.00
RUSTON - LA TECH      M     M        M        0.00
S'PORT-SRN HILLS     58    32       32        0.00


913
SHUS44 KSHV 111549
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1100 AM CDT MON MAR 11 2013

NWS COOP             24 HOUR     TEMP AT    24 HOUR
SUBSTATION          HIGH  LOW    OB TIME     PRECIP
---------------------------------------------------
NORTH LOUISIANA:
BENTON 5E            60    35       35           M
CALHOUN              73    30       41        0.41
COLUMBIA LOCK        72    41       41        0.20
FARMERVILLE          65    38       44        0.70
HODGES GARDENS       64    39       40        0.44
HOMER 1N             70    34       35           M
MINDEN               65    38       38        1.04
MOORINGSPORT         62    36       37        0.53
NATCHITOCHES #2      64    40       41        0.32
RED RVR RESEARCH     62    36       37        0.11
RUSTON - LA TECH     63    44       44        0.60
S'PORT-SRN HILLS     64    39       39        0.94



657
SHUS44 KSHV 101603
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1103 AM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013

NWS COOP             24 HOUR     TEMP AT    24 HOUR
SUBSTATION          HIGH  LOW    OB TIME     PRECIP
---------------------------------------------------
NORTH LOUISIANA:
BENTON 5E            56    53       53        0.44
CALHOUN              73    30       62        0.00
COLUMBIA LOCK        70    50       60        0.00
FARMERVILLE          69    54       63           T
MOORINGSPORT         67    53       53        0.60
NATCHITOCHES #2      68    55       63           T
RUSTON - LA TECH      M     M        M        0.00
S'PORT-SRN HILLS     70    56       64           T


547
SHUS44 KSHV 091655
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1055 AM CST SAT MAR 9 2013

NWS COOP             24 HOUR     TEMP AT    24 HOUR
SUBSTATION          HIGH  LOW    OB TIME     PRECIP
---------------------------------------------------
NORTH LOUISIANA:
ASHLAND              71    41       55        0.00
CALHOUN              72    30       50        0.00
COLUMBIA LOCK        62    35       50        0.00
FARMERVILLE          70    53       54        0.00
JENA 4WSW            70    46       52        0.00
MINDEN               71    40       55        0.00
MOORINGSPORT         67    47       57        0.00
NATCHITOCHES #2      68    44       55        0.00
RUSTON - LA TECH      M     M        M        0.00
S'PORT-SRN HILLS     70    39       56        0.00




251
SHUS44 KSHV 081700
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1100 AM CST FRI MAR 8 2013

NWS COOP             24 HOUR     TEMP AT    24 HOUR
SUBSTATION          HIGH  LOW    OB TIME     PRECIP
---------------------------------------------------
NORTH LOUISIANA:
ASHLAND              65    32       41        0.00
BENTON 5E            55    38       45        0.00
BLANCHARD 3W         62    37       43        0.00
CALHOUN              76    28       30        0.00
COLUMBIA LOCK        58    33       36        0.00
HOMER 1N             63    30       39        0.00
JENA 4WSW            66    33       46        0.00
MOORINGSPORT         63    41       48        0.00
NATCHITOCHES #2      62    38       44        0.00
RED RVR RESEARCH     63    36       44        0.00
RUSTON - LA TECH      M     M        M        0.00
S'PORT-SRN HILLS     64    35       39        0.00




944
SHUS44 KSHV 071634
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1100 AM CST THU MAR 7 2013

NWS COOP             24 HOUR     TEMP AT    24 HOUR
SUBSTATION          HIGH  LOW    OB TIME     PRECIP
---------------------------------------------------
NORTH LOUISIANA:
BENTON 5E            51    35       38        0.00
BLANCHARD 3W         62    34       41        0.00
CALHOUN              76    29       29        0.00
COLUMBIA LOCK        65    33       33        0.00
FARMERVILLE          58    33       37        0.00
HOMER 1N             60    28       36        0.00
JENA 4WSW            63    29       33        0.00
MOORINGSPORT         62    39       41        0.00
NATCHITOCHES #2      62    36       41        0.00
RED RVR RESEARCH     61    36       39        0.00
RUSTON - LA TECH      M     M        M        0.00
S'PORT-SRN HILLS     62    35       35        0.00



598
SHUS44 KSHV 061642
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1100 AM CST WED MAR 6 2013

NWS COOP             24 HOUR     TEMP AT    24 HOUR
SUBSTATION          HIGH  LOW    OB TIME     PRECIP
---------------------------------------------------
NORTH LOUISIANA:
ASHLAND              63    27       37        0.00
BLANCHARD 3W         64    30       34        0.00
CALHOUN              76    30       30        0.00
COLUMBIA LOCK        65    35       37        0.00
HOMER 1N             61    25       33        0.00
MOORINGSPORT         61    36       39        0.00
NATCHITOCHES #2      63    37       41        0.00
RED RVR RESEARCH     62    34       38        0.00
RUSTON - LA TECH      M     M        M        0.00
S'PORT-SRN HILLS     62    37       37        0.00



108
SHUS44 KSHV 051624
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1100 AM CST TUE MAR 5 2013

NWS COOP             24 HOUR     TEMP AT    24 HOUR
SUBSTATION          HIGH  LOW    OB TIME     PRECIP
---------------------------------------------------
NORTH LOUISIANA:
ASHLAND              76    51       53        0.00
BENTON 5E            74    50       51        0.00
CALHOUN              76    45       63        0.00
FARMERVILLE          75    59       59        0.02
HOMER 1N             75    51       51           T
JENA 4WSW            73    33       60        0.00
MINDEN               76    47       54        0.00
MOORINGSPORT         75    50       51        0.00
NATCHITOCHES #2      74    51       56           T
RED RVR RESEARCH     76    51       51        0.00
RUSTON - LA TECH      M     M        M        0.00
S'PORT-SRN HILLS     77    50       52        0.00




999
SHUS44 KSHV 041633
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1100 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013

NWS COOP             24 HOUR     TEMP AT    24 HOUR
SUBSTATION          HIGH  LOW    OB TIME     PRECIP
---------------------------------------------------
NORTH LOUISIANA:
BENTON 5E            52    32       52        0.00
CALHOUN              61    22       45        0.00
COLUMBIA LOCK        59    27       44        0.00
HODGES GARDENS       63    29       52        0.00
HOMER 1N             61    30       55        0.00
JENA 4WSW            58    27       33        0.00
MINDEN               61    25       47        0.00
MOORINGSPORT         63    32       52        0.00
NATCHITOCHES #2      62    35       51        0.00
RUSTON - LA TECH      M     M        M        0.00
S'PORT-SRN HILLS     64    27       50        0.00




821
SHUS44 KSHV 031656
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1056 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

NWS COOP             24 HOUR     TEMP AT    24 HOUR
SUBSTATION          HIGH  LOW    OB TIME     PRECIP
---------------------------------------------------
NORTH LOUISIANA:
ASHLAND              48    23       32        0.00
BENTON 5E            48    27       32        0.00
CALHOUN              58    22       22        0.00
COLUMBIA LOCK        46    27       27        0.00
FARMERVILLE          48    25       27        0.00
HOMER 1N             47    21       30        0.00
MINDEN               48    25       25        0.00
MOORINGSPORT         49    28       32        0.00
NATCHITOCHES #2      48    28       35        0.00
S'PORT-SRN HILLS     49    27       27        0.00



015
SHUS44 KSHV 021656
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1056 AM CST SAT MAR 2 2013

NWS COOP             24 HOUR     TEMP AT    24 HOUR
SUBSTATION          HIGH  LOW    OB TIME     PRECIP
---------------------------------------------------
NORTH LOUISIANA:
BENTON 5E            53    32       33        0.00
BLANCHARD 3W         55    31       33        0.00
CALHOUN              58    29       34        0.00
COLUMBIA LOCK        63    35       35        0.00
FARMERVILLE          51    33       33        0.00
HOMER 1N             51    31       34        0.00
JENA 4WSW            56    29       30        0.00
MINDEN               53    29       33        0.00
MOORINGSPORT         55    32       33        0.00
NATCHITOCHES #2      55    31       34        0.00
S'PORT-SRN HILLS     54    31       34        0.00


442
SHUS44 KSHV 011700
AGOSHV
SUBSTATION TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION OBSERVATIONS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
1100 AM CST FRI MAR 1 2013

NWS COOP             24 HOUR     TEMP AT    24 HOUR
SUBSTATION          HIGH  LOW    OB TIME     PRECIP
---------------------------------------------------
NORTH LOUISIANA:
ASHLAND              55    28       34        0.00
BENTON 5E            56    29       32        0.00
BLANCHARD 3W         57    28       31        0.00
CALHOUN              58    29       29        0.00
COLUMBIA LOCK        63    35       35        0.00
HODGES GARDENS       55    32       33        0.00
HOMER 1N             56    26       38        0.00
JENA 4WSW            58    31       39        0.00
MINDEN               57    29       29        0.00
MOORINGSPORT         56    31       36        0.00
NATCHITOCHES #2      55    34       39        0.00
RED RVR RESEARCH     56    31       34        0.00
S'PORT-SRN HILLS     57    32       32        0.00



******************

March 2013 Official National Weather Service Weather Summary For Natchitoches, Louisiana: 
Below Normal March Rainfall Observed at Natchitoches, La.; -4.24 inches below normal for March 2013


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AXUS74 KSHV 020210
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097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-021800-

DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA
910 PM CDT MON APR 1 2013


...HEAVY RAINFALL OBSERVED DURING THE LAST TWO DAYS OF MARCH HAS
RESULTED IN A SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT TO THE INCREASINGLY DRY CONDITIONS
THAT HAD DEVELOPED EARLIER IN THE MONTH ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION...

SYNOPSIS...

UP UNTIL THE FINAL TWO DAYS OF MARCH...A VERY DRY MONTH HAD SET UP
ACROSS ALL OF THE FOUR STATE REGION...ESPECIALLY OVER THE SOUTHERN AND
EASTERN SECTIONS OF NORTHCENTRAL LOUISIANA...WHERE ROUGHLY A HALF INCH
OF RAIN WAS RECORDED. THESE VERY DRY CONDITIONS...COUPLED WITH PERIODS OF
WARM AND WINDY DAYS AND SPRING GREENUP OF VEGETATION RESULTED IN A RAPID
DRYING OF TOPSOIL MOISTURE OVER MUCH OF THE AREA. HOWEVER...A PROGRESSIVE
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE THAT MOVED ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE MORNING
HOURS OF THE 30TH RESULTED IN A QUARTER TO IN EXCESS OF A HALF INCH OF
RAIN AREAWIDE...WITH A STRONG SQUALL LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON EASTER
MORNING THE 31ST RESULTING IN WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF A HALF INCH
TO IN EXCESS OF AN INCH. THIS RECENT HEAVY RAINFALL WAS ENOUGH TO
SLIGHTLY DAMPEN DROUGHT CONDITIONS WHICH HAD DETERIORATED DURING THE
MONTH. MONTHLY RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF A HALF INCH TO AN INCH WAS OBSERVED
ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST SECTIONS OF NORTHCENTRAL LOUISIANA...EAST OF A
NATCHITOCHES...TO WINNFIELD AND COLUMBIA LINE. MONTHLY TOTALS OF AN INCH
AND A HALF TO IN EXCESS OF THREE INCHES WAS RECORDED ELSEWHERE ACROSS
THE REGION...ALTHOUGH RAINFALL DEFICITS OF ONE TO IN EXCESS OF THREE
INCHES WERE NOTED TO END THE MONTH. GIVEN THE MOSTLY DORMANT VEGETATION
THROUGH MUCH OF THE MONTH...THIS RAINFALL WAS ABLE TO GENERATE SOME
RUNOFF WHICH CONTINUED TO BENEFIT AREA LAKES AND RESERVOIRS...ESPECIALLY
OVER THE MIDDLE RED...SULPHUR...AND CYPRESS BASINS.

THIS RECENT RAINFALL DID SLIGHTLY IMPROVE DROUGHT CONDITIONS AREAWIDE...
ESPECIALLY ACROSS EXTREME NORTHEAST TEXAS ALONG THE HIGHWAY 82 CORRIDOR
THROUGH RED RIVER AND BOWIE COUNTIES...WHILE ALSO IMPROVING FUEL
CONDITIONS IN WAKE OF THE PROLONGED PERIOD OF DRYNESS. HOWEVER...
A NARROW CORRIDOR OF SEVERE (D2) DROUGHT CONDITIONS LINGER ACROSS
SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS NORTH OF A TEXARKANA...TO NASHVILLE ARKANSAS LINE.
MODERATE (D1) DROUGHT CONDITIONS PERSIST ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...
NORTHEAST TEXAS AND THE REMAINDER OF SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...NORTH OF A
TYLER...LONGVIEW AND MAUD TEXAS...TO FOUKE AND TAYLOR ARKANSAS LINE.
ABNORMALLY DRY (D0) CONDITIONS REMAIN IN PLACE ELSEWHERE ACROSS EAST
TEXAS AND NORTH LOUISIANA GIVEN THE LARGE DEFICITS IN MONTHLY RAINFALL.


SUMMARY OF IMPACTS...
AGRICULTURAL IMPACTS.
RAINFALL DURING THE LAST FEW DAYS OF MARCH HAS BOOSTED SOIL MOISTURE
AFTER WINDY AND DRY CONDITIONS HAD BEGUN TO DRY OUT THE SOILS. SUBFREEZING
TEMPERATURES ON THE 25TH-27TH MAY HAVE DAMAGED WARM SEASON GRASSES AND
PEACHES AS THEY BEGAN TO EMERGE.

FIRE DANGER IMPACTS.
NO BURN BANS ARE IN EFFECT AT THIS TIME.

CURRENT WATER RESTRICTIONS.
AQUIFER LEVELS REMAIN ABNORMALLY LOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION. CITIES IN
NORTHEAST TEXAS THAT REMAIN UNDER A VOLUNTARY OR A MILD RATIONING OF WATER
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE INCLUDE: PITTSBURG...GLADEWATER...WHITE OAK...
MARSHALL...HALLSVILLE...TYLER...NACOGDOCHES...MELROSE...SAN AUGUSTINE...
CENTER...HEMPHILL...BULLARD...GILMER...HAWKINS...AND HUNTINGTON. OTHER
SMALLER WATER SYSTEMS ACROSS EAST TEXAS ALSO REMAIN UNDER VOLUNTARY OR A
MILD RATIONING OF WATER UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.


CLIMATE SUMMARY...
BELOW IS A LIST OF THE 12 MONTH RAINFALL TOTALS SINCE DROUGHT CONDITIONS
REDEVELOPED IN LATE APRIL 2012...THEIR DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL...AND THEIR
PERCENTAGES OF NORMAL...FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS ACROSS THE FOUR STATE REGION:

CITY:           APRIL `12 - MARCH `13       DEPARTURE       PERCENTAGE
                  (THROUGH 3/31/13)        FROM NORMAL       OF NORMAL

SHREVEPORT LA            52.49                -0.83             98%
SHREVEPORT LA            50.45                -5.01             91%
(SOUTH SHREVEPORT/SOUTHERN HILLS OFFICIAL COOPERATIVE OBSERVING STATION)

MONROE LA                60.77                +7.02            113%
NATCHITOCHES LA          55.83                +0.67            101%
TEXARKANA AR             31.59               -17.92             64%
EL DORADO AR             43.21                -9.25             82%
HOPE 3NE AR              43.01               -11.09             80%
NASHVILLE AR             40.02               -15.20             72%
DEQUEEN AR               25.50               -23.60             52%
TYLER POUNDS FIELD TX    33.70               -12.18             73%
TYLER (CITY) TX          39.23                -9.47             81%
LONGVIEW TX              40.99                -8.38             83%
LUFKIN TX                38.46                -7.35             84%

SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA MESONET STATIONS...
MT. HERMAN               35.18               -18.90             65%
BROKEN BOW               37.56               -16.52             69%
IDABEL                   35.73               -20.07             64%


BELOW IS A LIST OF THE MARCH CUMULATIVE RAINFALL TOTALS...THEIR
DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL...AND THEIR PERCENTAGES OF NORMAL...FOR
SELECTED LOCATIONS ACROSS THE REGION:

CITY:                 MARCH 2013          DEPARTURE       PERCENTAGE
                                         FROM NORMAL       OF NORMAL

SHREVEPORT LA           3.58               -0.56             86%
SHREVEPORT LA           2.49               -1.92             56%
(SOUTH SHREVEPORT/SOUTHERN HILLS OFFICIAL COOPERATIVE OBSERVING STATION)


MONROE LA               1.76               -2.96             37%


NATCHITOCHES LA         0.88               -4.24             17%
NOTE: MARCH 2013 RANKED AS THE 2ND DRIEST MARCH ON RECORD. RECORDS SINCE
      1923.



COLUMBIA LA             0.56               -4.55             11%
NOTE: MARCH 2013 RANKED AS THE 2ND DRIEST MARCH ON RECORD. RECORDS SINCE
      1941.

TEXARKANA AR            2.60               -1.60             62%
EL DORADO AR            3.06               -1.69             64%
HOPE 3NE AR             2.24               -2.68             46%
NASHVILLE AR            2.21               -2.84             44%
DEQUEEN AR              1.54               -3.10             33%
TYLER POUNDS FIELD TX   2.91               -1.21             71%
TYLER (CITY) TX         2.39               -1.80             57%
LONGVIEW TX             3.33               -1.02             77%
LUFKIN TX               2.54               -1.24             67%

SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA MESONET STATIONS...
MT. HERMAN              4.07               -0.70             85%
BROKEN BOW              3.08               -1.69             65%
IDABEL                  3.07               -1.91             62%


PRECIPITATION/TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK...
NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FOR ONE MORE DAY AT LEAST OVER THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN HALF OF THE REGION...BEFORE A COLD FRONT SLOWLY
BACKDOORS SOUTHWEST INTO SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...EXTREME
NORTHEAST TEXAS AND NORTHERN LOUISIANA TUESDAY MORNING. THIS FRONT MAY
BECOME STATIONARY NEAR OR JUST NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 20 CORRIDOR OF
EAST TEXAS AND NORTH LOUISIANA TUESDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE SEEPING SOUTH
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES
WILL COOL SOME 15-20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL BEHIND THE FRONT...AS SOUTHERLY
WINDS ATOP THE SHALLOW COOL AIR DOME ENHANCE OVERRUNNING CONDITIONS.
A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES AHEAD OF A DIGGING TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES WILL ALLOW FOR AREAS OF SHOWERS AND A
FEW THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON OVER SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA
AND EAST TEXAS...WHICH WILL SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION
TUESDAY NIGHT. SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED WILL BE MORE WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE AREA
WEDNESDAY AS THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES INTO NORTHWEST TEXAS. THE SHOWERS AND
EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST THURSDAY...WITH
CUMULATIVE RAINFALL AMOUNTS RANGING FROM A HALF TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN
INCH ACROSS SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS...UP TO TWO INCHES
FARTHER SOUTH ACROSS EAST TEXAS AND NORTH LOUISIANA. NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW
NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO LINGER THROUGH FRIDAY...BEFORE READINGS
WARM QUICKLY BACK ABOVE NORMAL BY THIS NEXT WEEKEND AND NEXT WEEK AS A
SOUTHERLY FLOW RETURNS TO THE AREA.

THE THREE MONTH TEMPERATURE OUTLOOK FOR APRIL-MAY-JUNE...ISSUED BY
THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER (CPC)...INDICATES HIGHER PROBABILITIES
FOR ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR THE ENTIRE REGION. THE THREE MONTH
PRECIPITATION OUTLOOK THROUGH JUNE DOES INDICATE EQUAL CHANCES FOR SEEING
BELOW NORMAL...NORMAL...AND ABOVE NORMAL RAINFALL OVER MUCH OF THE REGION.
THE EXCEPTION IS ACROSS DEEP EAST TEXAS...WHERE HIGHER PROBABILITIES FOR
OBSERVING BELOW NORMAL RAINFALL EXIST. AT THIS TIME...NEAR NEUTRAL
CONDITIONS IN THE EQUATORIAL PACIFIC OCEAN ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH THE SPRING AND SUMMER MONTHS...RESULTING IN VERY LITTLE SKILL IN
FORECASTING CERTAIN PRECIPITATION PATTERNS OVER THE AREA.


HYDROLOGIC SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK...
RECENT RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ACROSS THE MIDDLE RED RIVER
AND SULPHUR RIVER BASINS HAVE RESULTED IN ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS TO LAKES
AND RESERVOIRS OVER THESE AREAS...WITH NEAR TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL POOL
STAGES NOTED. HOWEVER...DEFICITS STILL PERSIST FARTHER SOUTH ACROSS THE
CYPRESS AND MIDDLE SABINE BASINS...WHERE POOL STAGES AT LAKE FORK...BOB
SANDLIN AND LAKE OF THE PINES REMAIN SOME THREE TO FIVE FEET BELOW NORMAL.
SOME SLIGHT DEFICIENCY HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS THE LOWER SABINE...NECHES...
AND RED BASINS GIVEN THE BELOW NORMAL RAINFALL OBSERVED DURING MARCH...BUT
SOME IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED LATER THIS WEEK AS THE HEAVIER RAINFALL AXIS
IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THESE AREAS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.


NEXT ISSUANCE DATE...
THE NEXT DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY EARLY MAY.
&&
RELATED WEB SITES...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT HOMEPAGE: WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/SHV
NATIONAL INTEGRATED DROUGHT INFORMATION SYSTEM: WWW.DROUGHT.GOV
U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR: WWW.DROUGHT.UNL.EDU/DM/MONITOR.HTML
DROUGHT IMPACT REPORTER: WWW.DROUGHTREPORTER.UNL.EDU
CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER: WWW.CPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV
LA OFFICE OF STATE CLIMATOLOGY: WWW.LOSC.LSU.EDU
TX OFFICE OF STATE CLIMATOLOGY: WWW.MET.TAMU.EDU/OSC
OK CLIMATOLOGICAL SURVEY: HTTP://CLIMATE.OK.GOV
UNITED STATES GEOLOGICAL SURVEY: HTTP://WATER.USGS.GOV
TEXAS A&M AGRICULTURAL COMMUNICATIONS-AGNEWS: HTTP://AGNEWS.TAMU.EDU
LA DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY: HTTP://WWW.LDAF.STATE.LA.US/
TEXAS FOREST SERVICE: HTTP://TEXASFORESTSERVICE.TAMU.EDU
ARKANSAS FIRE INFO: HTTP://WWW.ARKFIREINFO.ORG
OKLAHOMA FORESTRY SERVICES: HTTP://WWW.FORESTRY.OK.GOV/WILDLAND-FIRE
LSU AG CENTER: HTTP://WWW.LSUAGCENTER.COM
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS...
THE U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR FACILITATES COLLABORATION AMONGST VARIOUS
AGENCIES...INCLUDING THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...STATE
CLIMATOLOGISTS...THE CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER...AND THE U.S. DROUGHT
MITIGATION CENTER. INFORMATION FROM THIS STATEMENT HAS BEEN GATHERED
FROM NWS/FAA OBSERVATION SITES...THE USDA...CORPS OF ENGINEERS...USGS...
TEXAS FOREST SERVICE...TEXAS INTERAGENCY COORDINATION CENTER...
ARKANSAS FORESTRY COMMISSION...AND THE OKLAHOMA FORESTRY SERVICES.

QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS...
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS DROUGHT INFORMATION
STATEMENT...PLEASE CONTACT:

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE
5655 HOLLYWOOD AVE.
SHREVEPORT LA 71109

PHONE: (318) 631-3669
EMAIL:
SR-SHV.WEBMASTER@NOAA.GOV
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 Weather Summary