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CDUS44 KMEG 230653
CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
152 AM CDT SAT APR 23 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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         85    217 PM  90    1980  74     11       78       
  MINIMUM         57   1159 PM  39    1993  54      3       58       
  AVERAGE         71                        64      7       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.21          2.11 1974   0.19   0.02     1.20    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.27                      4.28  -0.01     4.62    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.79                      9.86  -2.07     8.50    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.96                     18.41  -2.45    16.08    
                                                                     
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                       122    -78      132       
  SINCE MAR 1    404                       488    -84      396       
  SINCE JUL 1   2323                      2997   -674     2787       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         3      3        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   58                        44     14       28       
  SINCE MAR 1     68                        59      9       62       
  SINCE JAN 1     74                        62     12       65       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    41   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    49   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        89      1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        37      1959                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 23 2005.........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 PM CDT   
APRIL 24 2005.........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 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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