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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
904 AM CDT MON JUN 3 2013

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...THE COLUMBIA MO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1890 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
.............................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             101   05/31/1934
 LOW               28   05/04/1907
HIGHEST            89   05/19                         92
                        05/14
LOWEST             35   05/04                         48
                        05/03
AVG. MAXIMUM     74.2              74.5    -0.3     81.8
AVG. MINIMUM     53.8              53.5     0.3     59.3
MEAN             64.0              64.0     0.0     70.6
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.3    -0.3        5
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        13.30   1943
 MINIMUM         0.35   1901
TOTALS           9.79              4.98    4.81     1.31
DAILY AVG.       0.32              0.16    0.16     0.04
DAYS >= .01        14              12.5     1.5        5
DAYS >= .10         9               7.9     1.1        4
DAYS >= .50         5               3.5     1.5        1
DAYS >= 1.00        4               1.1     2.9        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    3.95   05/30 TO 05/31              0.70

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL              T   1999
                        1953
                        1944
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   05/01/1999 TO 05/01/1999
                        05/13/1953 TO 05/13/1953
                        05/06/1944 TO 05/06/1944
TOTALS              T               0.0     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1        35.0              18.0    17.0      6.6
GREATEST
 24 HR TOTAL        T   05/02 TO 05/02
                    T   05/03 TO 05/03

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     135               109      26       17
 SINCE 7/1       4896              5012    -116     3771
COOLING TOTAL     112                78      34      198
 SINCE 1/1        134               103      31      285
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    37/220    DATE  05/20
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    50/230    DATE  05/20

SKY COVER

NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           13
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          8


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             10     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                6     RAIN                       9
LIGHT RAIN               16     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                1     SLEET                      0
FOG                      17     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      2

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

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...MONTHLY...

8TH WETTEST MAY ON RECORD (9.79 INCHES).

TIED SNOWIEST MAY ON RECORD (TRACE - SEVERAL OCCURRENCES).


...DAILY...

MAY 2ND-RECORD DAILY SNOWFALL PREVIOUS 0

MAY 3RD-RECORD DAILY SNOWFALL PREVIOUS 0

MAY 3RD- RECORD LOW MAXIMUM 39 DEGREES PREVIOUS 48 DEGREES IN 1911

THE RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE ON THE 3RD WAS THE LOWEST MAXIMUM EVER
RECORDED FOR THE MONTH OF MAY PREVIOUS WAS 43 DEGREES ON MAY 1 1940

MAY 20TH- RECORD DAILY RAINFALL 1.48 INCHES PREVIOUS WAS 1.20 INCHES IN 1947

MAY 31ST- RECORD DAILY RAINFALL 3.66 INCHES PREVIOUS 1.57 IN 1969