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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
252 AM CST FRI MAR 4 2005

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...THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1890 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         59    301 PM  80    1983  50      9       48       
  MINIMUM         26    652 AM   1    1900  29     -3       37       
  AVERAGE         43                        39      4       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.24 1976   0.09  -0.09     0.12    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.27  -0.27     0.12    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.27  -0.27     0.12    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.88                      4.20   3.68     3.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             2.5  1917   0.2   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.6   -0.6      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.6   -0.6      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     12.1                      22.2  -10.1     12.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        26     -4       22       
  MONTH TO DATE   87                        79      8       57       
  SINCE MAR 1     87                        79      8       57       
  SINCE JUL 1   3532                      4166   -634     3940       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         
                                                                     
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    81           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        80      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        -5      1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2005.........SUNRISE   637 AM CST   SUNSET   605 PM CST   
MARCH  5 2005.........SUNRISE   635 AM CST   SUNSET   606 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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