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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
251 AM CST SUN MAR 23 2003

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...THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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         65    301 PM  90    1910  57      8       39       
  MINIMUM         38    641 AM  13    2002  35      3       13       
  AVERAGE         52                        46      6       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.03 1898   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.96                      2.17  -0.21     1.19    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.96                      2.17  -0.21     1.19    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.24                      6.10  -1.86     4.39    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             2.0  1932   0.1   MM                
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                       2.8   -2.1              
  SINCE OCT 1     18.2                      24.4   -6.2              
  SINCE JUL 1     18.2                      24.4   -6.2              
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        19     -6       39       
  MONTH TO DATE  491                       500     -9      566       
  SINCE MAR 1    491                       500     -9      566       
  SINCE JUL 1   4785                      4560    225     3920       
                                                                     
 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     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        88      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35         8      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 23 2003.........SUNRISE   608 AM CST   SUNSET   623 PM CST   
MARCH 24 2003.........SUNRISE   607 AM CST   SUNSET   624 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.