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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
251 AM CST TUE DEC 9 2003

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...THE ST. LOUIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 8 2003...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 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         49    241 PM  74    1991  44      5       43       
  MINIMUM         38    452 AM  -2    1882  28     10       27       
  AVERAGE         44                        36      8       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.44 1878   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.28                      0.87  -0.59     0.17    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.28                      0.87  -0.59     0.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     44.00                     36.76   7.24    39.10    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             3.9  1977   0.1   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.8   -0.8      3.5     
  SINCE DEC 1      T                         0.8   -0.8      3.5     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         2.3   -2.3      3.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        28     -7       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  199                       216    -17      259       
  SINCE DEC 1    199                       216    -17      259       
  SINCE JUL 1    895                      1092   -197     1229       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   1487                      1561    -74     1897       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     70           200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE ST. LOUIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        74      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -5      1876                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  9 2003......SUNRISE   708 AM CST   SUNSET   440 PM CST   
DECEMBER 10 2003......SUNRISE   709 AM CST   SUNSET   440 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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