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CDUS44 KMEG 030654
CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
153 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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         65    151 PM  90    1952  77    -12       68       
  MINIMUM         50   1159 PM  43    1994  57     -7       50       
                                      1961                          
  AVERAGE         58                        67     -9       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.70 1984   0.18  -0.18     0.10    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.36  -0.36     0.75    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.82                     11.73  -2.91    11.40    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.99                     20.28  -3.29    18.98    
                                                                     
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                         2      5        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                         4     12       10       
  SINCE MAR 1    470                       514    -44      413       
  SINCE JUL 1   2389                      3023   -634     2804       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         8     -8        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     68                        95    -27       85       
  SINCE JAN 1     74                        98    -24       88       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    55          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    41                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        91      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        43      1921                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT   
MAY  4 2005...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 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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