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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
351 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2005

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...THE ST. LOUIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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         73    328 PM  89    1890  64      9       66       
  MINIMUM         44    552 AM  22    1972  44      0       48       
  AVERAGE         59                        54      5       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.41 1913   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.96  -0.93      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      1.50                      4.56  -3.06     4.36    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.35                      8.98   3.37     9.18    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.2  1982   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.6   -0.6      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.1                       3.9   -3.8       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     12.8                      22.5   -9.7      7.4     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                        12     -6        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   51                       105    -54       87       
  SINCE MAR 1    699                       718    -19      553       
  SINCE JUL 1   3855                      4509   -654     3945       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         7     -1        1       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                        14     -6        5       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                        14     -6        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE ST. LOUIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        91      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        25      1997                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  9 2005.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 PM CDT   
APRIL 10 2005.........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 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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