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

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...THE ST. LOUIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 23 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         51   1203 PM  77    1996  47      4       33       
  MINIMUM         39   1159 PM  -1    1910  29     10       27       
  AVERAGE         45                        38      7       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          1.52 1985   0.09  -0.06     0.20    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.82                      1.80  -0.98     1.80    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.13                      6.80   0.33     4.78    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.79                      3.94   0.85     2.76    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           5.0  1907   0.1   -0.1      4.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.9                       4.3   -2.4      9.4     
  SINCE DEC 1      7.4                      16.6   -9.2     26.2     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.4                      18.1  -10.7     26.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        28     -8       35       
  MONTH TO DATE  710                       712     -2      729       
  SINCE DEC 1   2570                      2758   -188     2711       
  SINCE JUL 1   3266                      3634   -368     3681       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     56          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE ST. LOUIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        81      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         4      1910                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 24 2004......SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   549 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 25 2004......SUNRISE   640 AM CST   SUNSET   550 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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