000 CDUS44 KMEG 220818 CLIMEM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 217 AM CST TUE MAR 22 2005 ................................... ...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 70 1130 AM 84 1907 65 5 62 MINIMUM 50 615 AM 18 1876 45 5 40 AVERAGE 60 55 5 51 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.03 1.71 1985 0.18 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.89 3.69 -2.80 3.53 SINCE MAR 1 0.89 3.69 -2.80 3.53 SINCE JAN 1 9.06 12.24 -3.18 11.11 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 8.7 1968 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 5 10 -5 14 MONTH TO DATE 304 276 28 196 SINCE MAR 1 304 276 28 196 SINCE JUL 1 2223 2785 -562 2587 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 2 5 -3 15 SINCE MAR 1 2 5 -3 15 SINCE JAN 1 8 8 0 18 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 80 400 PM LOWEST 34 1100 AM AVERAGE 57 .......................................................... THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 83 1898 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 23 1968 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 22 2005.........SUNRISE 601 AM CST SUNSET 613 PM CST MARCH 23 2005.........SUNRISE 559 AM CST SUNSET 614 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$