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CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
134 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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         68    330 PM  87    1893  70     -2       80       
  MINIMUM         55    545 AM  33    1990  50      5       56       
                                      1958                          
  AVERAGE         62                        60      2       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.01 1942   0.20  -0.20      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.12                      1.54   0.58     0.05    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.64                      7.12  -1.48     3.93    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.81                     15.67  -1.86    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        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   31                        55    -24       67       
  SINCE MAR 1    391                       421    -30      331       
  SINCE JUL 1   2310                      2930   -620     2722       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                        11     -5        3       
  SINCE MAR 1     16                        26    -10       37       
  SINCE JAN 1     22                        29     -7       40       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     63           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        86      1995                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        32      2000                    
                                             1957                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  9 2005.........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   728 PM CDT   
APRIL 10 2005.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 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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