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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
250 AM CST SUN FEB 29 2004

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...THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 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         62    356 PM  75    1972  49     13       36       
  MINIMUM         34    712 AM  -3    1962  28      6       25       
  AVERAGE         48                        38     10       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.83 1900   0.09  -0.09     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.64                      2.20  -1.56     1.40    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.48                      6.40   0.08     4.36    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.01                      3.93  -0.92     2.28    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           6.4  1900   0.2   -0.2      0.5     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.2                       6.5   -5.3      4.2     
  SINCE DEC 1     12.3                      18.3   -6.0     17.5     
  SINCE JUL 1     12.3                      21.6   -9.3     17.5     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        27    -10       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  921                       891     30      983       
  SINCE DEC 1   2965                      3052    -87     3120       
  SINCE JUL 1   3871                      4060   -189     4294       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        72      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         8      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 29 2004......SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   601 PM CST   
MARCH  1 2004.........SUNRISE   641 AM CST   SUNSET   602 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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