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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
251 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005

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...THE ST. LOUIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 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         53    317 PM  86    1945  55     -2       42       
  MINIMUM         30    124 AM  11    1900  36     -6       37       
  AVERAGE         42                        46     -4       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.68 1963   0.12  -0.12     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.10                      1.80  -1.70     1.81    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.10                      1.80  -1.70     1.81    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.95                      6.22   4.73     6.63    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.0  1976   0.1   -0.1       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       1.8   -1.7       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.1                       1.8   -1.7       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     12.8                      20.4   -7.6      7.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        20      3       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  396                       358     38      278       
  SINCE MAR 1    396                       358     38      278       
  SINCE JUL 1   3552                      4149   -597     3670       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    69           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE ST. LOUIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        82      1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        10      1900                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   609 AM CST   SUNSET   611 PM CST   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   608 AM CST   SUNSET   612 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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