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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO                                 
351 AM CST FRI DEC 27 2002

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...THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 26 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         32    345 PM  69    1942  39     -7       27       
  MINIMUM          7    608 AM  -7    1948  20    -13       10       
  AVERAGE         20                        29     -9       19      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.18 1942   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.08                      2.17  -0.09     1.45    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.08                      2.17  -0.09     1.45    
  SINCE JAN 1     42.30                     39.98   2.32    40.51    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.1  1939   0.2   -0.2              
  MONTH TO DATE    6.2                       3.6    2.6              
  SINCE OCT 1      6.2                       6.0    0.2              
  SINCE JUL 1      6.2                       6.0    0.2              
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       45                        35     10       46       
  MONTH TO DATE  796                       828    -32      632       
  SINCE DEC 1    796                       828    -32      632       
  SINCE JUL 1   1970                      1836    134     1420       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1   1401                      1246    155     1294       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE COLUMBIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        71      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   20        -7      1924                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 27 2002......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   454 PM CST   
DECEMBER 28 2002......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   455 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.