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CDUS44 KMEG 170636
CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
136 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         83    327 PM  89    1977  73     10       77       
  MINIMUM         53    533 AM  32    1962  52      1       52       
  AVERAGE         68                        62      6       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.77 1939   0.20  -0.20     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.06                      3.14   0.92     1.82    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.58                      8.72  -1.14     5.70    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.75                     17.27  -1.52    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        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        98    -54      131       
  SINCE MAR 1    404                       464    -60      395       
  SINCE JUL 1   2323                      2973   -650     2786       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         2      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        27     -9        3       
  SINCE MAR 1     28                        42    -14       37       
  SINCE JAN 1     34                        45    -11       40       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         
                                                                     
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    59           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    41                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        90      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        35      1921                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2005.........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 PM CDT   
APRIL 18 2005.........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 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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