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CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
143 AM CDT FRI APR 8 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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         66   1202 PM  89    1893  70     -4       69       
  MINIMUM         57   1159 PM  31    1990  50      7       57       
  AVERAGE         62                        60      2       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.17          2.87 1921   0.20  -0.03     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.12                      1.34   0.78     0.05    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.64                      6.92  -1.28     3.93    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.81                     15.47  -1.66    11.51    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.4   -0.4      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      2.0                       6.6   -4.6      0.2     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         6     -3        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   28                        49    -21       67       
  SINCE MAR 1    388                       415    -27      331       
  SINCE JUL 1   2307                      2924   -617     2722       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         9     -3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     16                        24     -8       34       
  SINCE JAN 1     22                        27     -5       37       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        87      1893                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        33      1990                    
                                             1958                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  8 2005.........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 PM CDT   
APRIL  9 2005.........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   728 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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