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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
333 AM CDT MON MAY 5 2003

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...THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         67    810 PM  91    1952  71     -4       72       
  MINIMUM         50    709 AM  28    1907  49      1       42       
  AVERAGE         59                        60     -1       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        2.58R         2.19 1999   0.16   2.42     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.77                      0.62   2.15     0.04    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.95                      7.99   1.96     6.34    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.23                     11.92   0.31     9.54    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0              
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0              
  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        6                         6      0        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        26     -8       43       
  SINCE MAR 1    915                      1018   -103     1100       
  SINCE JUL 1   5209                      5078    131     4454       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     28                        25      3       48       
  SINCE JAN 1     28                        25      3       48       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        93      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        35      1944                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2003...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 PM CDT   
MAY  6 2003...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.