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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
251 AM CST THU MAR 18 2004

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...THE ST. LOUIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         53   1110 AM  82    1894  56     -3       71       
  MINIMUM         35    618 AM  10    1900  37     -2       48       
  AVERAGE         44                        46     -2       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          1.14 1991   0.12  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.86                      1.92  -0.06     1.23    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.86                      1.92  -0.06     1.23    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.68                      6.34   0.34     4.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           2.5  1949   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.9   -1.9      0.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         1.9   -1.9      0.1     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.4                      20.5  -13.1     29.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        19      2        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  299                       377    -78      384       
  SINCE MAR 1    299                       377    -78      384       
  SINCE JUL 1   3691                      4143   -452     4273       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE ST. LOUIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        81      1886                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37         6      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2004.........SUNRISE   607 AM CST   SUNSET   612 PM CST   
MARCH 19 2004.........SUNRISE   606 AM CST   SUNSET   613 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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