975 CDUS43 KEAX 130044 CLIMCI CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 735 PM CDT WED MAY 12 2004 ................................... ...THE KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 2004... VALID TODAY AS OF 0700 PM LOCAL TIME. CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1888 TO 2004 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 76 432 PM 93 1962 73 3 71 MINIMUM 68 936 AM 39 1997 53 15 45 AVERAGE 72 63 9 58 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY T 2.08 1955 0.18 -0.18 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.15 2.01 -0.86 1.73 SINCE MAR 1 7.17 7.83 -0.66 7.80 SINCE JAN 1 9.40 10.29 -0.89 9.01 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 0 5 -5 7 MONTH TO DATE 50 70 -20 42 SINCE MAR 1 857 1059 -202 971 SINCE JUL 1 4874 5187 -313 5140 COOLING TODAY 7 3 4 0 MONTH TO DATE 61 25 36 5 SINCE MAR 1 99 37 62 52 SINCE JAN 1 99 37 62 52 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 90 1100 AM LOWEST 79 1200 AM AVERAGE 85 .......................................................... THE KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 90 1962 1956 1940 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 36 1997 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 12 2004...........SUNRISE 608 AM CDT SUNSET 823 PM CDT MAY 13 2004...........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 824 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. ................................... ...THE ST. JOSEPH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 2004... VALID TODAY AS OF 0700 PM LOCAL TIME. CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2004 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 75 313 PM 93 1962 74 1 74 MINIMUM 69 1028 AM 37 1989 53 16 44 AVERAGE 72 63 9 59 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.07 3.82 1916 0.16 -0.09 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.98 1.82 -0.84 1.02 SINCE MAR 1 6.32 7.41 -1.09 7.69 SINCE JAN 1 8.12 9.42 -1.30 8.34 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 0 4 -4 6 MONTH TO DATE 58 66 -8 44 SINCE MAR 1 893 1076 -183 1027 SINCE JUL 1 5119 5283 -164 5431 COOLING TODAY 7 3 4 0 MONTH TO DATE 67 23 44 3 SINCE MAR 1 109 39 70 47 SINCE JAN 1 109 39 70 47 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. THUNDERSTORM LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 90 1100 AM LOWEST 73 1200 AM AVERAGE 82 .......................................................... THE ST. JOSEPH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 92 1915 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 34 1997 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 12 2004...........SUNRISE 607 AM CDT SUNSET 825 PM CDT MAY 13 2004...........SUNRISE 606 AM CDT SUNSET 826 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$ && ...MISCELLANEOUS CLIMATE DATA FROM TODAY... LOCATION HIGH LOW PRECIP DOWNTOWN KANSAS CITY 76 70 T OLATHE NEW CENTURY 77 69 T OLATHE JO CO EXEC 76 68 0.02 LEES SUMMIT 76 68 0.00 KIRKSVILLE 74 65 0.29 SEDALIA 75 67 0.16 CHILLICOTHE 74 67 0.00 NWS PLEASANT HILL MO 77 67 0.00 THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/EAX OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV HM