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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
351 AM CDT SUN APR 6 2003

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...THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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         50    349 PM  85    1988  63    -13       61       
  MINIMUM         30    610 AM  14    1920  40    -10       26       
  AVERAGE         40                        51    -11       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.84 1964   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.62  -0.62     0.06    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.82                      3.83  -1.01     1.67    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.10                      7.76  -2.66     4.87    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.3  1957   0.1   -0.1              
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.5   -0.5              
  SINCE OCT 1     18.2                      25.4   -7.2              
  SINCE JUL 1     18.2                      25.4   -7.2              
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        14     11       21       
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        75    -41      111       
  SINCE MAR 1    659                       731    -72      873       
  SINCE JUL 1   4953                      4791    162     4227       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        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    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        89      1893                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        21      1898                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  6 2003.........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT   
APRIL  7 2003.........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.