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CDUS44 KMEG 190733
CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
132 AM CST SAT MAR 19 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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    330 PM  85    1908  64     -2       74       
  MINIMUM         39    601 AM  19    1892  44     -5       57       
  AVERAGE         51                        54     -3       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.39 1897   0.18  -0.18     0.27    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.78                      3.15  -2.37     1.82    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.78                      3.15  -2.37     1.82    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.95                     11.70  -2.75     9.40    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1965   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        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  278                       244     34      182       
  SINCE MAR 1    278                       244     34      182       
  SINCE JUL 1   2197                      2753   -556     2573       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         2      0        6       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         2      0        6       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                         5      3        9       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        83      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        14      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 19 2005.........SUNRISE   605 AM CST   SUNSET   611 PM CST   
MARCH 20 2005.........SUNRISE   603 AM CST   SUNSET   612 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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