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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
615 AM CDT THU MAY 6 2004

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...THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         81    457 PM  93    1952  71     10       79       
  MINIMUM         44    444 AM  35    1944  49     -5       51       
  AVERAGE         63                        60      3       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.82 1961   0.16  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.21                      0.78  -0.57     2.77    
  SINCE MAR 1     11.23                      8.15   3.08     9.95    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.30                     12.08   2.22    12.23    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             T    1944   0.0   MM        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        2                         6     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   61                        32     29       18       
  SINCE MAR 1    894                      1024   -130      915       
  SINCE JUL 1   4777                      5111   -334     5209       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     29                        26      3       28       
  SINCE JAN 1     29                        26      3       28       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45          M500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        90      1896                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        32      1891                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2004...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT   
MAY  7 2004...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 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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