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CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
134 AM CST TUE JAN 4 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 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         65   1159 PM  73    2000  49     16       71       
                                      1880                          
  MINIMUM         62    759 AM   8    1879  31     31       64       
  AVERAGE         64                        40     24       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.57          2.13 1949   0.15   0.42      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.07                      0.45   0.62     0.04    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.43                      6.13  -0.70     3.12    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.07                      0.45   0.62     0.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           8.1  1985   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.3   -0.3      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      2.0                       0.5    1.5       T      
  SINCE JUL 1      2.0                       0.6    1.4       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                        25    -24        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        75    -73       12       
  SINCE DEC 1    641                       734    -93      657       
  SINCE JUL 1    922                      1249   -327     1064       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         
                                                                     
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           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        73      1997                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         8      1879                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  4 2005.......SUNRISE   709 AM CST   SUNSET   502 PM CST   
JANUARY  5 2005.......SUNRISE   709 AM CST   SUNSET   503 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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