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CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
142 AM CST FRI MAR 18 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         62    318 PM  81    1989  64     -2       69       
                                      1982                          
  MINIMUM         39    133 AM  23    1941  44     -5       38       
  AVERAGE         51                        54     -3       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             4.27 2002   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.78                      2.97  -2.19     1.55    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.78                      2.97  -2.19     1.55    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.95                     11.52  -2.57     9.13    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          18.0  1892   0.0    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       14                        11      3       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  264                       233     31      182       
  SINCE MAR 1    264                       233     31      182       
  SINCE JUL 1   2183                      2742   -559     2573       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         1      1        5       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         1      1        5       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                         4      4        8       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         
                                                                     
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    79          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        85      1908                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        19      1892                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   606 AM CST   SUNSET   610 PM CST   
MARCH 19 2005.........SUNRISE   605 AM CST   SUNSET   611 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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