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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
351 AM CDT TUE MAY 6 2003

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...THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         79    316 PM  93    1952  71      8       82       
  MINIMUM         51    500 AM  35    1944  49      2       48       
  AVERAGE         65                        60      5       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.82 1961   0.16  -0.16      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.77                      0.78   1.99     0.04    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.95                      8.15   1.80     6.34    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.23                     12.08   0.15     9.54    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1944   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        0                         6     -6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        32    -14       43       
  SINCE MAR 1    915                      1024   -109     1100       
  SINCE JUL 1   5209                      5084    125     4454       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     28                        26      2       48       
  SINCE JAN 1     28                        26      2       48       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        90      1896                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        32      1891                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2003...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT   
MAY  7 2003...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.