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CDUS44 KMEG 160734
CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
134 AM CST WED MAR 16 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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         53    208 PM  82    1977  63    -10       60       
  MINIMUM         39   1159 PM  25    1988  44     -5       44       
  AVERAGE         46                        53     -7       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          1.71 1898   0.18  -0.14     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.68                      2.61  -1.93     1.55    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.68                      2.61  -1.93     1.55    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.85                     11.16  -2.31     9.13    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T   R         T    1949   T      0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      2.0                       6.4   -4.4      0.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        12      7       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  227                       210     17      156       
  SINCE MAR 1    227                       210     17      156       
  SINCE JUL 1   2146                      2719   -573     2547       
                                                                     
 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    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  SLEET                                                              
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     28          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        82      1945                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        24      1900                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2005.........SUNRISE   609 AM CST   SUNSET   609 PM CST   
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   608 AM CST   SUNSET   609 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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