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CDUS44 KMEG 160641
CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
137 AM CDT SAT APR 16 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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         79    320 PM  88    1925  72      7       75       
  MINIMUM         50    536 AM  31    1950  52     -2       45       
  AVERAGE         65                        62      3       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.09 1927   0.20  -0.20     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.06                      2.94   1.12     1.82    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.58                      8.52  -0.94     5.70    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.75                     17.07  -1.32    13.28    
                                                                     
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                         5     -5        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        93    -49      131       
  SINCE MAR 1    404                       459    -55      395       
  SINCE JUL 1   2323                      2968   -645     2786       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        25    -10        3       
  SINCE MAR 1     25                        40    -15       37       
  SINCE JAN 1     31                        43    -12       40       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        89      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        32      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 16 2005.........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 PM CDT   
APRIL 17 2005.........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 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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