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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
350 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2005

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...THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         57    220 PM  90    1968  71    -14       56       
  MINIMUM         34    541 AM  33    1961  48    -14       38       
  AVERAGE         46                        59    -13       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.63 1891   0.15  -0.15     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.30  -0.30     0.18    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.26                      7.67  -2.41    11.20    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.14                     11.60   1.54    14.27    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         4.1   -4.1       T      
  SINCE JUL 1     12.1                      25.7  -13.6     12.3     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                         7     12       18       
  MONTH TO DATE   36                        14     22       32       
  SINCE MAR 1    952                      1006    -54      865       
  SINCE JUL 1   4397                      5093   -696     4748       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     22                        23     -1       29       
  SINCE JAN 1     22                        23     -1       29       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        90      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        29      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT   
MAY  4 2005...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 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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