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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
251 AM CST WED MAR 5 2003

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...THE ST. LOUIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 2003...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 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         58    229 PM  79    1974  51      7       35       
  MINIMUM         37    610 AM  -1    1978  32      5        6       
  AVERAGE         48                        41      7       21      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.44 1963   0.11  -0.11      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.42  -0.41     0.95    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.01                      0.42  -0.41     0.95    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.97                      4.84  -1.87     4.94    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.7  1965   0.1   -0.1              
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.6   -0.6              
  SINCE OCT 1     29.7                      19.2   10.5              
  SINCE JUL 1     29.7                      19.2   10.5              
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        24     -7       44       
  MONTH TO DATE  111                        98     13      155       
  SINCE MAR 1    111                        98     13      155       
  SINCE JUL 1   4000                      3864    136     3115       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE ST. LOUIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        84      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        -5      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2003.........SUNRISE   628 AM CST   SUNSET   558 PM CST   
MARCH  6 2003.........SUNRISE   627 AM CST   SUNSET   559 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.