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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
251 AM CST SUN MAR 21 2004

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...THE ST. LOUIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         74    922 AM  83    1948  57     17       65       
  MINIMUM         43   1159 PM  13    1965  38      5       49       
  AVERAGE         59                        47     12       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.02 1989   0.12  -0.12     0.19    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.86                      2.28  -0.42     2.46    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.86                      2.28  -0.42     2.46    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.68                      6.70  -0.02     5.42    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             8.6  1924   0.1   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.2   -2.2      0.1     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         2.2   -2.2      0.1     
  SINCE JUL 1      7.4                      20.8  -13.4     29.8     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                        18    -12        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  336                       433    -97      401       
  SINCE MAR 1    336                       433    -97      401       
  SINCE JUL 1   3728                      4199   -471     4290       
                                                                     
 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE ST. LOUIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        90      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38         8      1876                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 21 2004.........SUNRISE   603 AM CST   SUNSET   615 PM CST   
MARCH 22 2004.........SUNRISE   601 AM CST   SUNSET   616 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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