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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
351 AM CDT SAT MAY 17 2003

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...THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         62   1138 PM  89    1962  74    -12       72       
  MINIMUM         53    454 AM  33    1890  53      0       56       
  AVERAGE         58                        64     -6       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.06          2.45 1990   0.16  -0.10     0.59    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.35                      2.54   1.81     7.85    
  SINCE MAR 1     11.53                      9.91   1.62    14.15    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.81                     13.84  -0.03    17.35    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0              
                                      2001                          
  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        7                         4      3        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   51                        82    -31       91       
  SINCE MAR 1    948                      1074   -126     1148       
  SINCE JUL 1   5242                      5134    108     4502       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        21     -3        6       
  SINCE MAR 1     46                        42      4       54       
  SINCE JAN 1     46                        42      4       54       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     78           900 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        91      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        35      1895                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2003...........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2003...........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.