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CDUS44 KMEG 280648
CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
148 AM CDT THU APR 28 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 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         69    419 PM  92    1987  76     -7       73       
  MINIMUM         47    533 AM  40    1953  55     -8       48       
  AVERAGE         58                        65     -7       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.82 1991   0.19  -0.19     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.46                      5.23  -0.77     6.63    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.98                     10.81  -2.83    10.51    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.15                     19.36  -3.21    18.09    
                                                                     
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        7                         3      4        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   83                       137    -54      139       
  SINCE MAR 1    443                       503    -60      403       
  SINCE JUL 1   2362                      3012   -650     2794       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   58                        60     -2       42       
  SINCE MAR 1     68                        75     -7       76       
  SINCE JAN 1     74                        78     -4       79       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        87      2002                    
                                             1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        39      1992                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 28 2005.........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT   
APRIL 29 2005.........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 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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