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CDUS44 KMEG 030742
CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
141 AM CST THU MAR 3 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 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         55    159 PM  79    1992  59     -4       69       
  MINIMUM         28    428 AM  17    1980  40    -12       54       
                                      1943                          
  AVERAGE         42                        49     -7       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.97 1997   0.17  -0.17     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.34  -0.34     1.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.34  -0.34     1.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.17                      8.89  -0.72     8.61    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1998   0.1   -0.1      0.0     
                                      1980                          
                                      1972                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      2.0                       6.4   -4.4      0.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        16      7        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   50                        32     18        7       
  SINCE MAR 1     50                        32     18        7       
  SINCE JUL 1   1969                      2541   -572     2398       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      6                         3      3        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    69           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        80      1899                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        12      1943                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  3 2005.........SUNRISE   627 AM CST   SUNSET   558 PM CST   
MARCH  4 2005.........SUNRISE   625 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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