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CLITUP


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

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...THE TUPELO CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1930 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    327 PM  91    1959  78     -9       66       
  MINIMUM         48    109 AM  38    1981  53     -5       48       
                                      1976                          
  AVERAGE         59                        65     -6       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.79 1997   0.18  -0.18     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.35  -0.35     0.28    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.85                     11.59  -3.74     8.97    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.95                     21.41  -3.46    18.47    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM            MM      MM   0.0   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                         T      0.0       T      
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         2      4        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                         5     10        8       
  SINCE MAR 1    504                       533    -29      458       
  SINCE JUL 1   2428                      3061   -633     2921       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6        3       
  SINCE MAR 1     45                        70    -25       60       
  SINCE JAN 1     49                        71    -22       61       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE TUPELO CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        90      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        36      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT   
MAY  4 2005...........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 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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