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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
251 AM CST FRI APR 4 2003

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...THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 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         77    156 PM  82    1978  62     15       43       
  MINIMUM         60    225 AM  18    1936  39     21       25       
  AVERAGE         69                        50     19       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.46 1913   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.36  -0.36     0.06    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.82                      3.57  -0.75     1.67    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.10                      7.50  -2.40     4.87    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.2  1899   0.1   -0.1              
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.3   -0.3              
  SINCE OCT 1     18.2                      25.2   -7.0              
  SINCE JUL 1     18.2                      25.2   -7.0              
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        15    -15       31       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        46    -46       61       
  SINCE MAR 1    625                       702    -77      823       
  SINCE JUL 1   4919                      4762    157     4177       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         0      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         0      9        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                         3      6        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                         3      6        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    73          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     50           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        88      1942                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        18      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  4 2003.........SUNRISE   549 AM CST   SUNSET   635 PM CST   
APRIL  5 2003.........SUNRISE   548 AM CST   SUNSET   636 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.