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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
252 AM CST TUE MAR 15 2005

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...THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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         48    358 PM  82    1971  54     -6       54       
  MINIMUM         24    628 AM   9    1993  32     -8       37       
  AVERAGE         36                        43     -7       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.88 1990   0.10  -0.10     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.27                      1.33  -1.06     2.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.27                      1.33  -1.06     2.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.15                      5.26   2.89     5.10    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.4  1896   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.0   -2.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         2.0   -2.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1     12.1                      23.6  -11.5     12.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        22      7       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  342                       339      3      283       
  SINCE MAR 1    342                       339      3      283       
  SINCE JUL 1   3787                      4426   -639     4166       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        79      1914                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         6      1890                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 15 2005.........SUNRISE   620 AM CST   SUNSET   616 PM CST   
MARCH 16 2005.........SUNRISE   618 AM CST   SUNSET   617 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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