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CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
135 AM CST SUN MAR 6 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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         65    208 PM  80    1918  60      5       73       
  MINIMUM         47   1159 PM  15    1960  41      6       56       
  AVERAGE         56                        50      6       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.78 1882   0.17  -0.17     0.42    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.85  -0.85     1.45    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.85  -0.85     1.45    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.17                      9.40  -1.23     9.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.3  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        9                        15     -6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   84                        77      7        7       
  SINCE MAR 1     84                        77      7        7       
  SINCE JUL 1   2003                      2586   -583     2398       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         
                                                                     
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    80           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        80      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        20      1920                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2005.........SUNRISE   623 AM CST   SUNSET   600 PM CST   
MARCH  7 2005.........SUNRISE   621 AM CST   SUNSET   601 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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