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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
350 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2005

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...THE ST. LOUIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         61    151 PM  90    1936  72    -11       59       
  MINIMUM         40    541 AM  34    1963  52    -12       49       
  AVERAGE         51                        62    -11       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.43 1983   0.13  -0.13     0.69    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.69    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.64                      7.42  -3.78     6.99    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.49                     11.84   2.65    11.81    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1909   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2000                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      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       14                         5      9       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                         5      9       11       
  SINCE MAR 1    878                       912    -34      702       
  SINCE JUL 1   4034                      4703   -669     4094       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     43                        41      2       64       
  SINCE JAN 1     43                        41      2       64       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE ST. LOUIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        91      1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        32      1961                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2005...........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 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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