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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
351 AM CDT MON MAY 9 2005

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...THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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         77    201 PM  90    1979  72      5       83       
  MINIMUM         61   1127 PM  34    1917  50     11       59       
  AVERAGE         69                        61      8       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.41          1.93 1939   0.16   0.25     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.41                      1.26  -0.85     0.20    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.67                      8.63  -2.96    11.22    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.55                     12.56   0.99    14.29    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1923   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        0                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   71                        48     23       61       
  SINCE MAR 1    987                      1040    -53      894       
  SINCE JUL 1   4432                      5127   -695     4777       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         1      3        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         8     -1       20       
  SINCE MAR 1     29                        29      0       49       
  SINCE JAN 1     29                        29      0       49       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     50           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        91      1895                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        31      1906                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  9 2005...........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 PM CDT   
MAY 10 2005...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 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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