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CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
147 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 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         56    529 PM  85    1911  62     -6       61       
  MINIMUM         45    628 AM  20    1969  42      3       40       
  AVERAGE         51                        52     -1       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.91 1927   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.64                      1.89  -1.25     1.45    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.64                      1.89  -1.25     1.45    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.81                     10.44  -1.63     9.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1998   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                        13      1       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  178                       160     18       96       
  SINCE MAR 1    178                       160     18       96       
  SINCE JUL 1   2097                      2669   -572     2487       
                                                                     
 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    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    66          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        84      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        18      1998                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 12 2005.........SUNRISE   615 AM CST   SUNSET   605 PM CST   
MARCH 13 2005.........SUNRISE   613 AM CST   SUNSET   606 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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