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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
351 AM CDT WED MAY 18 2005

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...THE ST. LOUIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         77    314 PM  94    1996  77      0       84       
  MINIMUM         50    509 AM  40    1973  57     -7       66       
  AVERAGE         64                        67     -3       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.95 1995   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.25                      2.26  -2.01     2.97    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.89                      9.55  -5.66     9.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.74                     13.97   0.77    14.09    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  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        1                         2     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   80                        61     19       53       
  SINCE MAR 1    944                       968    -24      744       
  SINCE JUL 1   4100                      4759   -659     4136       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   67                        42     25       99       
  SINCE MAR 1    110                        81     29      163       
  SINCE JAN 1    110                        81     29      163       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE ST. LOUIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        94      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        39      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   547 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   546 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 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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