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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
352 AM CDT THU APR 21 2005

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...THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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         78   1232 PM  90    1987  67     11       73       
  MINIMUM         57    350 AM  28    1953  44     13       56       
  AVERAGE         68                        56     12       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.82          1.95 1893   0.14   0.68     0.92    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.36                      2.66  -0.30     1.45    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.28                      5.87  -2.59     8.70    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.16                      9.80   1.36    11.77    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.8  1904   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                       253   -149      207       
  SINCE MAR 1    767                       909   -142      762       
  SINCE JUL 1   4212                      4996   -784     4645       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         1      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                         8     11       24       
  SINCE MAR 1     19                        11      8       26       
  SINCE JAN 1     19                        11      8       26       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAIL                                                               
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     54           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        88      1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        29      1907                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 21 2005.........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT   
APRIL 22 2005.........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 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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