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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
251 AM CST SAT MAR 15 2003

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...THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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         56    417 PM  82    1971  54      2       78       
  MINIMUM         33    329 AM   9    1993  32      1       46       
  AVERAGE         45                        43      2       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.88 1990   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.07                      1.33  -0.26     0.89    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.07                      1.33  -0.26     0.89    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.35                      5.26  -1.91     4.09    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.4  1896   0.1   -0.1              
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       2.0   -1.3              
  SINCE OCT 1     18.2                      23.6   -5.4              
  SINCE JUL 1     18.2                      23.6   -5.4              
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        22     -2        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  406                       339     67      353       
  SINCE MAR 1    406                       339     67      353       
  SINCE JUL 1   4700                      4399    301     3707       
                                                                     
 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        79      1914                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         6      1890                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 15 2003.........SUNRISE   621 AM CST   SUNSET   616 PM CST   
MARCH 16 2003.........SUNRISE   619 AM CST   SUNSET   617 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.