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CDUS44 KMEG 300659
CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
157 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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         73   1226 AM  91    1952  76     -3       77       
  MINIMUM         57   1159 PM  39    1908  56      1       59       
  AVERAGE         65                        66     -1       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.71          3.29 1953   0.19   0.52     0.13    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.30                      5.61  -0.31     6.76    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.82                     11.19  -2.37    10.64    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.99                     19.74  -2.75    18.22    
                                                                     
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                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   85                       142    -57      139       
  SINCE MAR 1    445                       508    -63      403       
  SINCE JUL 1   2364                      3017   -653     2794       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   58                        68    -10       45       
  SINCE MAR 1     68                        83    -15       79       
  SINCE JAN 1     74                        86    -12       82       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     41          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        91      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        40      1908                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 30 2005.........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT   
MAY  1 2005...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 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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