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CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
138 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         70    356 PM  92    1901  76     -6       71       
  MINIMUM         42    517 AM  40    1963  56    -14       51       
  AVERAGE         56                        66    -10       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.11 1876   0.18  -0.18     0.65    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.18  -0.18     0.65    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.82                     11.55  -2.73    11.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.99                     20.10  -3.11    18.88    
                                                                     
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        9                         2      7        4       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         2      7        4       
  SINCE MAR 1    463                       512    -49      407       
  SINCE JUL 1   2382                      3021   -639     2798       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     68                        91    -23       85       
  SINCE JAN 1     74                        94    -20       88       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        90      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        43      1994                    
                                             1961                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2005...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 PM CDT   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 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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