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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
251 AM CST SUN FEB 23 2003

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...THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 22 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         39   1249 AM  76    1995  46     -7       48       
  MINIMUM         28   1159 PM   2    1978  26      2       29       
  AVERAGE         34                        36     -2       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.14 1985   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.22                      1.66  -0.44     0.62    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.18                      5.86  -1.68     4.65    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.10                      3.39  -1.29     3.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             3.7  1952   0.2   MM                
  MONTH TO DATE    0.6                       6.1   -5.5              
  SINCE OCT 1     13.9                      20.4   -6.5              
  SINCE JUL 1     13.9                      20.4   -6.5              
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        29      2       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  717                       722     -5      594       
  SINCE DEC 1   2854                      2883    -29     2383       
  SINCE JUL 1   4028                      3891    137     3171       
                                                                     
 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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     78           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        73      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -1      1910                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 23 2003......SUNRISE   650 AM CST   SUNSET   555 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 24 2003......SUNRISE   649 AM CST   SUNSET   556 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.