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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
1220 PM CDT WED MAY 1 2013

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...THE ST. LOUIS MO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1874 TO 2013

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH              93   04/18/2002
                        04/26/1989
                        04/10/1930
 LOW               20   04/03/1936
HIGHEST            87   04/30                         89
LOWEST             30   04/02                         36
AVG. MAXIMUM     65.7              67.4    -1.7     70.8
AVG. MINIMUM     45.2              47.2    -2.0     49.6
MEAN             55.4              57.3    -1.9     60.2
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.3    -0.3        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      1               1.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        10.84   1893
 MINIMUM         0.46   1895
TOTALS           5.67              3.69    1.98     7.30
DAILY AVG.       0.19              0.12    0.07     0.24
DAYS >= .01        10              11.3    -1.3       11
DAYS >= .10         7               7.3    -0.3       10
DAYS >= .50         3               2.5     0.5        7
DAYS >= 1.00        2               0.7     1.3        3
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    2.48   04/18 TO 04/18

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            6.5   1971
 24 HR TOTAL      6.5   04/05/1971 TO 04/06/1971
TOTALS              T               0.4    -0.4      0.0
SINCE 7/1        27.9              17.7    10.2      6.3
GREATEST
 24 HR TOTAL        T   04/19 TO 04/19

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     315               270      45      194
 SINCE 7/1       4385              4456     -71     3287
COOLING TOTAL      34                39      -5       57
 SINCE 1/1         34                46     -12      137
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    40/210    DATE  04/10
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    58/170    DATE  04/10

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            6
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             12
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         12


WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              5     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       7
LIGHT RAIN               12     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                1     SLEET                      0
FOG                      11     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      5

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

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 DAILY...

 -- 4/9  TIED RECORD HIGH MINIMUM OF 66 DEGREES...PREVIOUSLY 66 IN 2001

 -- 4/18 RECORD PRECIPITATION OF 2.48 INCHES...PREVIOUSLY 1.37 IN 1969

 -- 4/19 RECORD SNOWFALL OF A TRACE...THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS OCCURRENCE

 MONTHLY...

 -- PRECIPITATION: 28TH WETTEST
 -- SNOW: TIED 24TH SNOWIEST