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CLIMATE REPORT
...CORRECTION...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1147 AM CDT THU NOV 1 2012

...CORRECTION FOR THUNDERSTORM DAYS AND COMMENTS...

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...THE COLUMBIA MO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1890 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              96   10/07/1939
 LOW               19   10/29/1895
HIGHEST            82   10/24                         84
LOWEST             29   10/27                         32
AVG. MAXIMUM     64.9              67.1    -2.2     70.4
AVG. MINIMUM     44.0              45.0    -1.0     45.7
MEAN             54.5              56.0    -1.5     58.1
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      6               2.1     3.9        1
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        13.44   1941
 MINIMUM         0.16   1952
TOTALS           3.08              3.31   -0.23     0.96
DAILY AVG.       0.10              0.11   -0.01     0.03
DAYS >= .01         8               9.5    -1.5        6
DAYS >= .10         5               6.1    -1.1        3
DAYS >= .50         2               2.2    -0.2        0
DAYS >= 1.00        1               0.8     0.2        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    1.35   10/13 TO 10/14              0.40

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            2.9   1913
 24 HR TOTAL      1.7   10/28/1913 TO 10/28/1913
TOTALS            0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1         0.0               0.0     0.0      0.0
GREATEST
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   10/31 TO 10/31

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     348               297      51      243
 SINCE 7/1        397               365      32      353
COOLING TOTAL      29                20       9       34
 SINCE 1/1       1893              1247     646     1508
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    30/290    DATE  10/25
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    40/250    DATE  10/18

SKY COVER
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           16
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             12
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          3


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              4     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               11     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       7     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      4

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

...DAILY...

RECORD LOW MAXIMUM OF 49 DEGREES ON 10/6

2 RECORD HIGH MINIMUMS (10/22 AND 10/24)

...MONTHLY...

2ND CONSECUTIVE MONTH WITH BELOW NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
    -- FIRST TIME SINCE DECEMBER 2010 - FEBRUARY 2011

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