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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
251 AM CST FRI DEC 24 2004

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...THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 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         21    259 PM  70    1893  39    -18       39       
  MINIMUM          4    727 AM -19    1989  20    -16       26       
  AVERAGE         13                        30    -17       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.90 1932   0.07  -0.07      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.98                      1.96  -0.98     3.07    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.98                      1.96  -0.98     3.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     45.95                     39.77   6.18    39.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  1948   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       3.0   -3.0      8.7     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       3.0   -3.0      8.7     
  SINCE JUL 1      5.2                       5.4   -0.2      8.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       52                        35     17       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  705                       723    -18      687       
  SINCE DEC 1    705                       723    -18      687       
  SINCE JUL 1   1505                      1731   -226     1593       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1    974                      1246   -272     1151       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        69      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -16      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 24 2004......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   452 PM CST   
DECEMBER 25 2004......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   453 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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