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CDUS44 KMEG 200633
CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
133 AM CDT WED APR 20 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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         81    256 PM  87    1987  73      8       78       
  MINIMUM         61    556 AM  33    1953  53      8       63       
  AVERAGE         71                        63      8       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             3.26 1894   0.19  -0.19      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    4.06                      3.71   0.35     1.82    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.58                      9.29  -1.71     5.70    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.75                     17.84  -2.09    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                       110    -66      131       
  SINCE MAR 1    404                       476    -72      395       
  SINCE JUL 1   2323                      2985   -662     2786       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         3      3        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   35                        35      0       18       
  SINCE MAR 1     45                        50     -5       52       
  SINCE JAN 1     51                        53     -2       55       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        92      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        38      1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 20 2005.........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT   
APRIL 21 2005.........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 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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