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CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
143 AM CST FRI MAR 25 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 24 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         67    529 PM  86    1929  66      1       74       
  MINIMUM         40    545 AM  20    1968  46     -6       52       
  AVERAGE         54                        56     -2       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          2.65 1876   0.19  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.80                      4.25  -2.45     3.53    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.80                      4.25  -2.45     3.53    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.97                     12.80  -2.83    11.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1940   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       11                        10      1        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  331                       306     25      230       
  SINCE MAR 1    331                       306     25      230       
  SINCE JUL 1   2250                      2815   -565     2621       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         8     -6       15       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         8     -6       15       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                        11     -3       18       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        84      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        25      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 25 2005.........SUNRISE   556 AM CST   SUNSET   616 PM CST   
MARCH 26 2005.........SUNRISE   555 AM CST   SUNSET   617 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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