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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
251 AM CST FRI APR 1 2005

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...THE ST. LOUIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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         68    408 PM  87    1981  61      7       49       
  MINIMUM         47    546 AM  17    1923  41      6       37       
  AVERAGE         58                        51      7       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.98 1927   0.12  -0.12     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.47                      3.60  -2.13     4.36    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.47                      3.60  -2.13     4.36    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.32                      8.02   4.30     9.18    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.3  1911   0.1   -0.1       T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.1                       3.3   -3.2       T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.1                       3.3   -3.2       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     12.8                      21.9   -9.1      7.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                        15     -8       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  648                       613     35      466       
  SINCE MAR 1    648                       613     35      466       
  SINCE JUL 1   3804                      4404   -600     3858       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         7     -5        4       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         7     -5        4       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                         7     -5        4       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE ST. LOUIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        91      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        23      1881                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  1 2005.........SUNRISE   546 AM CST   SUNSET   625 PM CST   
APRIL  2 2005.........SUNRISE   544 AM CST   SUNSET   626 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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