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CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
133 AM CST THU FEB 17 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 16 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         66    124 AM  79    1911  55     11       45       
  MINIMUM         46    833 AM   8    1958  36     10       26       
  AVERAGE         56                        45     11       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.92 1954   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.37                      2.36  -0.99     4.12    
  SINCE DEC 1     10.71                     12.28  -1.57    10.34    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.35                      6.60  -0.25     7.26    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.0  1903   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       1.6   -1.6      0.2     
  SINCE DEC 1      2.0                       4.9   -2.9      0.2     
  SINCE JUL 1      2.0                       5.0   -3.0      0.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        20    -11       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  239                       348   -109      414       
  SINCE DEC 1   1452                      1777   -325     1771       
  SINCE JUL 1   1733                      2292   -559     2178       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        76      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36         5      1900                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 17 2005......SUNRISE   644 AM CST   SUNSET   545 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 18 2005......SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   546 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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