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CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
146 AM CST WED MAR 2 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 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         44    501 PM  79    1997  59    -15       67       
  MINIMUM         32    731 AM  17    1890  39     -7       54       
  AVERAGE         38                        49    -11       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.87 1997   0.17  -0.17     0.99    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.17  -0.17     0.99    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.17  -0.17     0.99    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.17                      8.72  -0.55     8.57    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.8  1980   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      2.0                       6.3   -4.3      0.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        16     11        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   27                        16     11        4       
  SINCE MAR 1     27                        16     11        4       
  SINCE JUL 1   1946                      2525   -579     2395       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    63           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        79      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        17      1980                    
                                             1943                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  2 2005.........SUNRISE   628 AM CST   SUNSET   557 PM CST   
MARCH  3 2005.........SUNRISE   627 AM CST   SUNSET   558 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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