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CDUS44 KMEG 150637
CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
136 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 14 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         73    218 PM  88    1883  72      1       67       
  MINIMUM         49    606 AM  30    1950  51     -2       40       
  AVERAGE         61                        62     -1       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.02 1884   0.20  -0.20     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.06                      2.74   1.32     1.82    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.58                      8.32  -0.74     5.70    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.75                     16.87  -1.12    13.28    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1993   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        4                         5     -1       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        88    -44      126       
  SINCE MAR 1    404                       454    -50      390       
  SINCE JUL 1   2323                      2963   -640     2781       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        23     -8        3       
  SINCE MAR 1     25                        38    -13       37       
  SINCE JAN 1     31                        41    -10       40       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        88      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        31      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 15 2005.........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 PM CDT   
APRIL 16 2005.........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 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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