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CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
133 AM CST MON MAR 21 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         63    525 PM  84    1907  65     -2       81       
  MINIMUM         45    637 AM  18    1965  45      0       60       
  AVERAGE         54                        55     -1       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.90 1980   0.18  -0.18     1.71    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.86                      3.51  -2.65     3.53    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.86                      3.51  -2.65     3.53    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.03                     12.06  -3.03    11.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1998   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      1996                          
                                      1995                          
  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       11                        11      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  299                       266     33      182       
  SINCE MAR 1    299                       266     33      182       
  SINCE JUL 1   2218                      2775   -557     2573       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         4     -2       15       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         4     -2       15       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                         7      1       18       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    66           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        84      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        18      1876                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 21 2005.........SUNRISE   602 AM CST   SUNSET   613 PM CST   
MARCH 22 2005.........SUNRISE   601 AM CST   SUNSET   613 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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