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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
251 AM CST SAT DEC 20 2003

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...THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 19 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         36    136 PM  75    1889  40     -4       46       
  MINIMUM         24   1159 PM -16    1901  21      3       34       
  AVERAGE         30                        31     -1       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.45 1895   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.78                      1.68   0.10     1.90    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.78                      1.68   0.10     1.90    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.74                     39.49  -1.75    42.12    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.9  1934   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    8.7                       2.5    6.2      1.5     
  SINCE DEC 1      8.7                       2.5    6.2      1.5     
  SINCE JUL 1      8.7                       4.9    3.8      1.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       35                        34      1       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  583                       586     -3      539       
  SINCE DEC 1    583                       586     -3      539       
  SINCE JUL 1   1489                      1594   -105     1713       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   1151                      1246    -95     1401       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        71      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   21       -23      1901                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 20 2003......SUNRISE   723 AM CST   SUNSET   450 PM CST   
DECEMBER 21 2003......SUNRISE   723 AM CST   SUNSET   450 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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