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CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
148 AM CST MON MAR 14 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 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         66   1221 AM  84    1918  62      4       58       
  MINIMUM         42   1159 PM  20    1932  43     -1       39       
  AVERAGE         54                        53      1       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.27 1999   0.18  -0.18      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.64                      2.25  -1.61     1.45    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.64                      2.25  -1.61     1.45    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.81                     10.80  -1.99     9.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.6  1975   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                        13     -2       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  189                       186      3      129       
  SINCE MAR 1    189                       186      3      129       
  SINCE JUL 1   2108                      2695   -587     2520       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        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     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    61           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           900 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        80      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        20      1993                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 14 2005.........SUNRISE   612 AM CST   SUNSET   607 PM CST   
MARCH 15 2005.........SUNRISE   610 AM CST   SUNSET   608 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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