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CDUS44 KMEG 180639
CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
138 AM CDT MON APR 18 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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         82    154 PM  90    1937  73      9       78       
  MINIMUM         59    602 AM  35    1921  52      7       60       
  AVERAGE         71                        63      8       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.61 1959   0.19  -0.19     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.06                      3.33   0.73     1.82    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.58                      8.91  -1.33     5.70    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.75                     17.46  -1.71    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                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                       102    -58      131       
  SINCE MAR 1    404                       468    -64      395       
  SINCE JUL 1   2323                      2977   -654     2786       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         2      4        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                        29     -5        7       
  SINCE MAR 1     34                        44    -10       41       
  SINCE JAN 1     40                        47     -7       44       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    67          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     31          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        88      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        37      1961                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2005.........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 PM CDT   
APRIL 19 2005.........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 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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