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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
351 AM CDT THU APR 22 2004

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...THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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         69    458 PM  88    1965  68      1       63       
  MINIMUM         54    226 AM  29    1907  45      9       48       
  AVERAGE         62                        56      6       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.97 1984   0.15  -0.15      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.45                      2.81  -1.36     2.14    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.70                      6.02   2.68     4.95    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.77                      9.95   1.82     7.23    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1994   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.8   -0.8       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         4.2   -4.2      0.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     12.3                      25.7  -13.4     18.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                        10     -7        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  210                       263    -53      211       
  SINCE MAR 1    765                       919   -154      836       
  SINCE JUL 1   4648                      5006   -358     5130       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                         9     15       20       
  SINCE MAR 1     26                        12     14       20       
  SINCE JAN 1     26                        12     14       20       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        91      1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        29      1986                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 22 2004.........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT   
APRIL 23 2004.........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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