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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
351 AM CDT THU APR 24 2003

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...THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 23 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         70    150 PM  90    1965  68      2       76       
  MINIMUM         44    602 AM  26    1893  45     -1       47       
  AVERAGE         57                        57      0       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.28          2.48 1923   0.15   0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.42                      3.11  -0.69     2.54    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.23                      6.32  -1.09     4.15    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.51                     10.25  -2.74     7.35    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             T    1956   0.0   MM                
  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        8                         9     -1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  231                       281    -50      228       
  SINCE MAR 1    856                       937    -81      990       
  SINCE JUL 1   5150                      4997    153     4344       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        11      9       48       
  SINCE MAR 1     20                        14      6       48       
  SINCE JAN 1     20                        14      6       48       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     33           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        88      1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        27      1910                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 24 2003.........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT   
APRIL 25 2003.........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.