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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
251 AM CST TUE MAR 11 2003

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...THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 10 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         37    448 PM  85    1955  53    -16       46       
  MINIMUM         13    637 AM   5    1948  31    -18       21       
  AVERAGE         25                        42    -17       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.79 1973   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.93  -0.85     0.86    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.08                      0.93  -0.85     0.86    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.36                      4.86  -2.50     4.06    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  1948   0.1   -0.1              
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       1.6   -0.9              
  SINCE OCT 1     18.2                      23.2   -5.0              
  SINCE JUL 1     18.2                      23.2   -5.0              
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       40                        23     17       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  331                       250     81      287       
  SINCE MAR 1    331                       250     81      287       
  SINCE JUL 1   4625                      4310    315     3641       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       
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THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        83      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        -1      1948                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 11 2003.........SUNRISE   627 AM CST   SUNSET   612 PM CST   
MARCH 12 2003.........SUNRISE   625 AM CST   SUNSET   613 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.