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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
251 AM CST SAT MAR 6 2004

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...THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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         61    119 AM  84    1956  51     10       25       
  MINIMUM         44   1159 PM  -9    1960  29     15       16       
  AVERAGE         53                        40     13       21      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.30 1894   0.09  -0.09     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.83                      0.45   1.38     0.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.83                      0.45   1.38     0.08    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.90                      4.38   0.52     2.36    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             4.6  1947   0.2   MM        0.6     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.0   -1.0      0.7     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       1.0   -1.0      0.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     12.3                      22.6  -10.3     18.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        25    -13       44       
  MONTH TO DATE   80                       130    -50      168       
  SINCE MAR 1     80                       130    -50      168       
  SINCE JUL 1   3963                      4190   -227     4462       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    36   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    47   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     72           300 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        85      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        -5      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2004.........SUNRISE   633 AM CST   SUNSET   607 PM CST   
MARCH  7 2004.........SUNRISE   632 AM CST   SUNSET   608 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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