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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
250 AM CST MON MAR 8 2004

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...THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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         54    356 PM  83    1974  52      2       59       
  MINIMUM         37   1156 PM  -1    1920  30      7       27       
  AVERAGE         46                        41      5       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.60 1903   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.83                      0.63   1.20     0.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.83                      0.63   1.20     0.08    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.90                      4.56   0.34     2.36    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          10.4  1931   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.3   -1.3      0.7     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       1.3   -1.3      0.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     12.3                      22.9  -10.6     18.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        24     -5       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  117                       179    -62      226       
  SINCE MAR 1    117                       179    -62      226       
  SINCE JUL 1   4000                      4239   -239     4520       
                                                                     
 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    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    66           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        80      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         2      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  8 2004.........SUNRISE   630 AM CST   SUNSET   609 PM CST   
MARCH  9 2004.........SUNRISE   629 AM CST   SUNSET   610 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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