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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
251 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2004

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...THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 23 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 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         52    150 PM  73    1933  47      5       28       
  MINIMUM         35   1159 PM  -1    1910  26      9       20       
  AVERAGE         44                        36      8       24      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.06 1942   0.09  -0.09     0.10    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.64                      1.75  -1.11     1.32    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.48                      5.95   0.53     4.28    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.01                      3.48  -0.47     2.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM            11.8  1975   0.2   MM        2.6     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.2                       6.3   -5.1      3.2     
  SINCE DEC 1     12.3                      18.1   -5.8     16.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     12.3                      20.6   -8.3     16.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        29     -8       41       
  MONTH TO DATE  796                       751     45      758       
  SINCE DEC 1   2840                      2912    -72     2895       
  SINCE JUL 1   3746                      3920   -174     4069       
                                                                     
 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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     60          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        81      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   26        -2      1913                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 24 2004......SUNRISE   649 AM CST   SUNSET   556 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 25 2004......SUNRISE   648 AM CST   SUNSET   557 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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