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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
351 AM CDT WED APR 20 2005

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...THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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         81    237 PM  87    1996  67     14       76       
  MINIMUM         54    540 AM  28    1983  44     10       58       
  AVERAGE         68                        56     12       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.39 1893   0.14  -0.14     0.32    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.54                      2.52  -0.98     0.53    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.46                      5.73  -3.27     7.78    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.34                      9.66   0.68    10.85    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1953   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.8   -0.8      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         4.2   -4.2       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     12.1                      25.7  -13.6     12.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        10    -10        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  104                       243   -139      207       
  SINCE MAR 1    767                       899   -132      762       
  SINCE JUL 1   4212                      4986   -774     4645       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         1      2        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                         7      9       24       
  SINCE MAR 1     16                        10      6       26       
  SINCE JAN 1     16                        10      6       26       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     42           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        90      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        28      1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 20 2005.........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT   
APRIL 21 2005.........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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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