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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
351 AM CDT SAT AUG 21 2004

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...THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1890 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         66    615 PM 102    2003  87    -21      102       
                                      1962                          
  MINIMUM         58   1119 PM  47    1950  63     -5       72       
  AVERAGE         62                        75    -13       87      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.49          1.91 2002   0.12   0.37     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.88                      2.43   0.45     0.33    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.72                     10.25   0.47     6.98    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.28                     26.42   3.86    21.37    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         0      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                         0     19        0       
  SINCE JUN 1     22                        11     11       36       
  SINCE JUL 1     19                         1     18        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        11    -11       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  101                       238   -137      272       
  SINCE JUN 1    565                       879   -314      832       
  SINCE JAN 1    738                       970   -232      902       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     81           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    91                                                       
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THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87       105      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        46      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 21 2004........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT   
AUGUST 22 2004........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 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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