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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
422 PM CST FRI MAR 1 2002

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...THE ST. LOUIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 2002...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1870 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         47    158 PM  79    1887  50     -3       40       
  MINIMUM         28    634 AM   5    1962  31     -3       23       
  AVERAGE         38                        40     -2       32      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.86 1895   0.10  -0.10     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.99                      4.52  -0.53     3.61    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           6.8  1916  MM     MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE OCT 1      9.0                      MM     MM       18.2     
  SINCE JUL 1      9.0                      MM     MM       18.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           27                        26      1       33       
  MONTH TO DATE   27                        26      1       33       
  SINCE MAR 1     27                        26      1       33       
  SINCE JUL 1   2987                      3823   -836     4207       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE ST. LOUIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        79      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         2      1980                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  1 2002.........SUNRISE   634 AM CST   SUNSET   554 PM CST   
MARCH  2 2002.........SUNRISE   632 AM CST   SUNSET   555 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.