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CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
140 AM CDT TUE APR 12 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11 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    159 AM  86    2001  71     -3       64       
                                      1906                          
  MINIMUM         61   1257 PM  30    1989  51     10       49       
  AVERAGE         65                        61      4       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.92          3.40 1979   0.20   1.72     0.16    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.04                      2.14   1.90     0.49    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.56                      7.72  -0.16     4.37    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.73                     16.27  -0.54    11.95    
                                                                     
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        0                         6     -6        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   31                        73    -42       80       
  SINCE MAR 1    391                       439    -48      344       
  SINCE JUL 1   2310                      2948   -638     2735       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        17     -2        3       
  SINCE MAR 1     25                        32     -7       37       
  SINCE JAN 1     31                        35     -4       40       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     68          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        86      1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        32      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 12 2005.........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 PM CDT   
APRIL 13 2005.........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 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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