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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
351 AM CDT TUE MAY 4 2004

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...THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         58    419 PM  90    1949  71    -13       69       
  MINIMUM         37    422 AM  29    1976  49    -12       47       
  AVERAGE         48                        60    -12       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.31 1892   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.18                      0.46  -0.28     0.19    
  SINCE MAR 1     11.20                      7.83   3.37     7.37    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.27                     11.76   2.51     9.65    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         4.1   -4.1      0.7     
  SINCE JUL 1     12.3                      25.7  -13.4     18.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                         6     11        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   49                        20     29       12       
  SINCE MAR 1    882                      1012   -130      909       
  SINCE JUL 1   4765                      5099   -334     5203       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     29                        24      5       28       
  SINCE JAN 1     29                        24      5       28       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        91      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        28      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2004...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 PM CDT   
MAY  5 2004...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 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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