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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
251 AM CST TUE MAR 18 2003

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...THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         71    248 PM  83    1894  56     15       54       
  MINIMUM         48    643 AM   8    1906  33     15       35       
  AVERAGE         60                        44     16       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.01 1991   0.10  -0.10      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.07                      1.63  -0.56     0.98    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.07                      1.63  -0.56     0.98    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.35                      5.56  -2.21     4.18    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  1924   0.1   -0.1              
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       2.3   -1.6              
  SINCE OCT 1     18.2                      23.9   -5.7              
  SINCE JUL 1     18.2                      23.9   -5.7              
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                        21    -16       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  429                       402     27      428       
  SINCE MAR 1    429                       402     27      428       
  SINCE JUL 1   4723                      4462    261     3782       
                                                                     
 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 (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        81      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34         5      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2003.........SUNRISE   616 AM CST   SUNSET   619 PM CST   
MARCH 19 2003.........SUNRISE   614 AM CST   SUNSET   620 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.