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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
351 AM CDT THU APR 10 2003

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...THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 9 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         53    329 PM  90    1905  64    -11       64       
  MINIMUM         31    309 AM  20    1997  41    -10       43       
  AVERAGE         42                        52    -10       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.07 1891   0.13  -0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.79                      1.14  -0.35     0.73    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.61                      4.35  -0.74     2.34    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.89                      8.28  -2.39     5.54    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.5  1973  MM      0.0              
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.8   -0.8              
  SINCE OCT 1     18.2                      25.7   -7.5              
  SINCE JUL 1     18.2                      25.7   -7.5              
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        13     10       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  138                       129      9      165       
  SINCE MAR 1    763                       785    -22      927       
  SINCE JUL 1   5057                      4845    212     4281       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         
                                                                     
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    85           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        93      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        24      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 10 2003.........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT   
APRIL 11 2003.........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.