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CDUS44 KMEG 220649
CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
146 AM CDT FRI APR 22 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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         87    137 PM  94    1987  74     13       70       
  MINIMUM         63    536 AM  36    1950  53     10       57       
  AVERAGE         75                        64     11       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.92 1955   0.19  -0.19     1.60    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.06                      4.09  -0.03     3.42    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.58                      9.67  -2.09     7.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.75                     18.22  -2.47    14.88    
                                                                     
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        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                       118    -74      132       
  SINCE MAR 1    404                       484    -80      396       
  SINCE JUL 1   2323                      2993   -670     2787       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         3      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   52                        41     11       25       
  SINCE MAR 1     62                        56      6       59       
  SINCE JAN 1     68                        59      9       62       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        90      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        39      1993                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 22 2005.........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 PM CDT   
APRIL 23 2005.........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 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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