000 CDUS43 KLSX 170852 CLICOU CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO 251 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005 ................................... ...THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 55 231 PM 87 1945 55 0 42 MINIMUM 30 712 AM 8 1900 33 -3 33 AVERAGE 43 44 -1 38 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.37 1942 0.10 -0.10 0.01 MONTH TO DATE 0.27 1.53 -1.26 2.15 SINCE MAR 1 0.27 1.53 -1.26 2.15 SINCE JAN 1 8.15 5.46 2.69 5.22 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 2.6 1947 0.1 -0.1 T MONTH TO DATE T 2.2 -2.2 T SINCE MAR 1 T 2.2 -2.2 T SINCE JUL 1 12.1 23.8 -11.7 12.3 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 22 21 1 27 MONTH TO DATE 389 381 8 329 SINCE MAR 1 389 381 8 329 SINCE JUL 1 3834 4468 -634 4212 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 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 12 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 700 AM LOWEST 28 200 PM AVERAGE 60 .......................................................... THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 83 1894 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 33 8 1906 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE 617 AM CST SUNSET 618 PM CST MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE 615 AM CST SUNSET 619 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$