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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
351 AM CDT THU APR 7 2005

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...THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 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         75    316 PM  89    1893  63     12       74       
  MINIMUM         56    616 AM  21    1898  40     16       48       
  AVERAGE         66                        51     15       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.33          3.15 1926   0.13   0.20     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.33                      0.75  -0.42     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.25                      3.96  -2.71     7.26    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.13                      7.89   1.24    10.33    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           3.3  1971   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.6   -0.6      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         4.0   -4.0       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     12.1                      25.5  -13.4     12.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        14    -14        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        89    -51       82       
  SINCE MAR 1    701                       745    -44      637       
  SINCE JUL 1   4146                      4832   -686     4520       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         0      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         0      4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         3      1        2       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         3      1        2       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     49           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        86      1893                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        25      1898                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  7 2005.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 PM CDT   
APRIL  8 2005.........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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