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CDUS44 KMEG 010744
CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
143 AM CST TUE MAR 1 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 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         53    350 PM  78    1918  58     -5       63       
  MINIMUM         39   1159 PM  21    1941  39      0       36       
  AVERAGE         46                        49     -3       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.09          2.20 1882   0.17  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.19                      4.31  -1.12     4.44    
  SINCE DEC 1     12.53                     14.23  -1.70    10.66    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.17                      8.55  -0.38     7.58    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1984   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
                                      1964                          
                                      1962                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       2.8   -2.8      0.2     
  SINCE DEC 1      2.0                       6.1   -4.1      0.2     
  SINCE JUL 1      2.0                       6.2   -4.2      0.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        16      3       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  425                       565   -140      619       
  SINCE DEC 1   1638                      1994   -356     1976       
  SINCE JUL 1   1919                      2509   -590     2383       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        79      1997                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        17      1890                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  1 2005.........SUNRISE   629 AM CST   SUNSET   556 PM CST   
MARCH  2 2005.........SUNRISE   628 AM CST   SUNSET   557 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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