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CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
201 AM CST FRI MAR 4 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 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         61    322 PM  80    1899  59      2       77       
  MINIMUM         40    639 AM  12    1943  40      0       54       
  AVERAGE         51                        50      1       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.65 1979   0.17  -0.17      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.51  -0.51     1.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.51  -0.51     1.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.17                      9.06  -0.89     8.61    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.6  1971   T      0.0      0.0     
  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       14                        15     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   64                        47     17        7       
  SINCE MAR 1     64                        47     17        7       
  SINCE JUL 1   1983                      2556   -573     2398       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        1       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        1       
  SINCE JAN 1      6                         3      3        4       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     43          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        81      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        16      1893                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2005.........SUNRISE   625 AM CST   SUNSET   558 PM CST   
MARCH  5 2005.........SUNRISE   624 AM CST   SUNSET   559 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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