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CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
134 AM CST SAT MAR 5 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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         68    344 PM  81    1976  60      8       75       
  MINIMUM         40    238 AM  16    1893  40      0       63       
  AVERAGE         54                        50      4       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.37 1964   0.17  -0.17      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.68  -0.68     1.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.68  -0.68     1.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.17                      9.23  -1.06     8.61    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.1  1965   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       11                        15     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   75                        62     13        7       
  SINCE MAR 1     75                        62     13        7       
  SINCE JUL 1   1994                      2571   -577     2398       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        4       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        5       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        5       
  SINCE JAN 1      6                         3      3        8       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        80      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        15      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2005.........SUNRISE   624 AM CST   SUNSET   559 PM CST   
MARCH  6 2005.........SUNRISE   623 AM CST   SUNSET   600 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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