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CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
152 AM CST MON JAN 3 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 2 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         70    226 PM  75    2000  49     21       69       
  MINIMUM         61    152 AM   5    1928  32     29       58       
  AVERAGE         66                        40     26       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.21          3.33 1951   0.15   0.06      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.50                      0.30   0.20     0.04    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.86                      5.98  -1.12     3.12    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.50                      0.30   0.20     0.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.3  1977   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      2.0                       0.4    1.6       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      2.0                       0.5    1.5       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        25    -25        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        50    -49       12       
  SINCE DEC 1    640                       709    -69      657       
  SINCE JUL 1    921                      1224   -303     1064       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     76           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        73      2000                    
                                             1880                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         8      1879                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  3 2005.......SUNRISE   708 AM CST   SUNSET   501 PM CST   
JANUARY  4 2005.......SUNRISE   709 AM CST   SUNSET   502 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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