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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
351 AM CDT MON MAY 24 2004

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...THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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         83    129 PM  92    1912  77      6       72       
  MINIMUM         62    650 AM  36    1963  55      7       51       
  AVERAGE         73                        66      7       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.20          1.86 1938   0.16   0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.21                      3.66  -0.45     4.67    
  SINCE MAR 1     14.23                     11.03   3.20    11.85    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.30                     14.96   2.34    14.13    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         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        0                         2     -2        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   87                       101    -14       79       
  SINCE MAR 1    920                      1093   -173      976       
  SINCE JUL 1   4803                      5180   -377     5270       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         3      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  108                        39     69       24       
  SINCE MAR 1    137                        60     77       52       
  SINCE JAN 1    137                        60     77       52       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        94      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        36      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 24 2004...........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT   
MAY 25 2004...........SUNRISE   549 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 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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