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CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
133 AM CST THU MAR 24 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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         57   1213 AM  85    1910  65     -8       64       
  MINIMUM         47   1047 PM  26    1885  46      1       42       
  AVERAGE         52                        56     -4       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.91 1912   0.19  -0.19      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.79                      4.06  -2.27     3.53    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.79                      4.06  -2.27     3.53    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.96                     12.61  -2.65    11.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           1.2  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       13                        10      3       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  320                       296     24      228       
  SINCE MAR 1    320                       296     24      228       
  SINCE JUL 1   2239                      2805   -566     2619       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         7     -5       15       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         7     -5       15       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                        10     -2       18       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        86      1929                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        20      1968                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 24 2005.........SUNRISE   558 AM CST   SUNSET   615 PM CST   
MARCH 25 2005.........SUNRISE   556 AM CST   SUNSET   616 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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