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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
251 AM CST WED MAR 17 2004

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...THE ST. LOUIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         42   1203 AM  86    1945  55    -13       72       
  MINIMUM         37    948 PM  11    1900  36      1       43       
  AVERAGE         40                        46     -6       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          0.68 1963   0.12  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.81                      1.80   0.01     1.23    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.81                      1.80   0.01     1.23    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.63                      6.22   0.41     4.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T             3.0  1976   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.8   -1.8      0.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         1.8   -1.8      0.1     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.4                      20.4  -13.0     29.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        20      5        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  278                       358    -80      379       
  SINCE MAR 1    278                       358    -80      379       
  SINCE JUL 1   3670                      4124   -454     4268       
                                                                     
 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    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  SNOW                                                               
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     89          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    95                                                       
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THE ST. LOUIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        82      1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        10      1900                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2004.........SUNRISE   609 AM CST   SUNSET   611 PM CST   
MARCH 18 2004.........SUNRISE   607 AM CST   SUNSET   612 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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