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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
352 AM CDT SAT APR 23 2005

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...THE ST. LOUIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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         66   1022 AM  91    1925  69     -3       58       
  MINIMUM         46   1112 PM  31    1936  49     -3       53       
  AVERAGE         56                        59     -3       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.30          4.15 1944   0.13   0.17     0.21    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.48                      2.65  -1.17     0.45    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.95                      6.25  -3.30     4.81    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.80                     10.67   3.13     9.63    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0  2002   T     MM        0.0     
                                      2001                          
  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        9                         8      1        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  100                       241   -141      184       
  SINCE MAR 1    748                       854   -106      650       
  SINCE JUL 1   3904                      4645   -741     4042       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   41                        21     20       51       
  SINCE MAR 1     43                        28     15       55       
  SINCE JAN 1     43                        28     15       55       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE ST. LOUIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        91      1960                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        28      1910                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 23 2005.........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 PM CDT   
APRIL 24 2005.........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 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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