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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
251 AM CST SAT DEC 25 2004

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...THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 24 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         22   1159 PM  69    1955  39    -17       34       
  MINIMUM          1    745 AM -16    1983  20    -19       20       
  AVERAGE         12                        30    -18       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.33 1982   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.98                      2.03  -1.05     3.07    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.98                      2.03  -1.05     3.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     45.95                     39.84   6.11    39.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          11.0  1915   0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       3.2   -3.2      8.7     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       3.2   -3.2      8.7     
  SINCE JUL 1      5.2                       5.6   -0.4      8.7     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       53                        35     18       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  758                       758      0      725       
  SINCE DEC 1    758                       758      0      725       
  SINCE JUL 1   1558                      1766   -208     1631       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
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           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        74      1889                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20       -19      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 25 2004......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   453 PM CST   
DECEMBER 26 2004......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   454 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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