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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
251 AM CST SAT FEB 22 2003

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...THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 21 2003...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2003

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         50    355 PM  76    1935  46      4       40       
  MINIMUM         29    154 AM   2    1939  25      4       31       
  AVERAGE         40                        36      4       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.40 1985   0.08  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.22                      1.57  -0.35     0.62    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.18                      5.77  -1.59     4.65    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.10                      3.30  -1.20     3.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.8  1907   0.2   -0.2              
  MONTH TO DATE    0.6                       5.9   -5.3              
  SINCE OCT 1     13.9                      20.2   -6.3              
  SINCE JUL 1     13.9                      20.2   -6.3              
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        30     -5       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  686                       693     -7      568       
  SINCE DEC 1   2823                      2854    -31     2357       
  SINCE JUL 1   3997                      3862    135     3145       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     66           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        76      1995                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26         2      1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 22 2003......SUNRISE   651 AM CST   SUNSET   554 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 23 2003......SUNRISE   650 AM CST   SUNSET   555 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.