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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
251 AM CST WED FEB 18 2004

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...THE ST. LOUIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 17 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         43    327 PM  77    1911  45     -2       29       
  MINIMUM         28    625 AM  -6    1903  27      1       21       
  AVERAGE         36                        36      0       25      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.46 1938   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.78                      1.27  -0.49     1.24    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.09                      6.27   0.82     4.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.75                      3.41   1.34     2.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.0  1910   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.9                       3.4   -1.5      5.4     
  SINCE DEC 1      7.4                      15.7   -8.3     22.2     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.4                      17.2   -9.8     22.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        30     -1       40       
  MONTH TO DATE  592                       541     51      555       
  SINCE DEC 1   2452                      2587   -135     2537       
  SINCE JUL 1   3148                      3463   -315     3507       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE ST. LOUIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        74      1971                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -9      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 18 2004......SUNRISE   649 AM CST   SUNSET   542 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 19 2004......SUNRISE   648 AM CST   SUNSET   543 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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