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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
351 AM CDT FRI MAY 14 2004

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...THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 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         70    302 PM  91    1940  74     -4       70       
  MINIMUM         57   1159 PM  34    1901  52      5       53       
  AVERAGE         64                        63      1       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.38          2.39 1985   0.16   0.22      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.40                      2.06  -0.66     4.13    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.42                      9.43   2.99    11.31    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.49                     13.36   2.13    13.59    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1953   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        1                         4     -3        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   62                        70     -8       42       
  SINCE MAR 1    895                      1062   -167      939       
  SINCE JUL 1   4778                      5149   -371     5233       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        15     29       17       
  SINCE MAR 1     73                        36     37       45       
  SINCE JAN 1     73                        36     37       45       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     78           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        90      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        33      1895                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 14 2004...........SUNRISE   557 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 PM CDT   
MAY 15 2004...........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 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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