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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
251 AM CST WED MAR 19 2003

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...THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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         67    122 PM  81    1921  56     11       54       
  MINIMUM         53    636 AM   5    1923  34     19       37       
  AVERAGE         60                        45     15       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.57 1925   0.10  -0.10      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.07                      1.73  -0.66     0.98    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.07                      1.73  -0.66     0.98    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.35                      5.66  -2.31     4.18    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.8  1906   0.1   -0.1              
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       2.4   -1.7              
  SINCE OCT 1     18.2                      24.0   -5.8              
  SINCE JUL 1     18.2                      24.0   -5.8              
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                        20    -15       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  434                       422     12      447       
  SINCE MAR 1    434                       422     12      447       
  SINCE JUL 1   4728                      4482    246     3801       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     68           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        80      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34         2      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 19 2003.........SUNRISE   614 AM CST   SUNSET   620 PM CST   
MARCH 20 2003.........SUNRISE   613 AM CST   SUNSET   621 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.