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CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
138 AM CST SUN MAR 13 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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         80    359 PM  84    1989  62     18       56       
  MINIMUM         53   1226 AM  18    1998  43     10       39       
  AVERAGE         67                        52     15       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.92 1975   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.64                      2.07  -1.43     1.45    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.64                      2.07  -1.43     1.45    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.81                     10.62  -1.81     9.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.1  1951   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        0                        13    -13       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  178                       173      5      113       
  SINCE MAR 1    178                       173      5      113       
  SINCE JUL 1   2097                      2682   -585     2504       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         0      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         0      2        5       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         0      2        5       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                         3      5        8       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    38          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    31                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        84      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        20      1932                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 13 2005.........SUNRISE   613 AM CST   SUNSET   606 PM CST   
MARCH 14 2005.........SUNRISE   612 AM CST   SUNSET   607 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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