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CDUS44 KMEG 010638
CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
137 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         64        MM  91    1987  76    -12       79        
  MINIMUM         48   1159 PM  40    1908  56     -8       63       
  AVERAGE         56                        66    -10       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.30 1873   0.18  -0.18     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.30                      5.79  -0.49     6.77    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.82                     11.37  -2.55    10.65    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.99                     19.92  -2.93    18.23    
                                                                     
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        9                         2      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   94                       144    -50      139       
  SINCE MAR 1    454                       510    -56      403       
  SINCE JUL 1   2373                      3019   -646     2794       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   58                        72    -14       51       
  SINCE MAR 1     68                        87    -19       85       
  SINCE JAN 1     74                        90    -16       88       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED   231   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        92      1901                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        40      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2005...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2005...........SUNRISE   608 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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