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CDUS44 KMEG 040636
CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
135 AM CDT WED MAY 4 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         68    415 PM  91    1952  77     -9       64       
  MINIMUM         45    521 AM  43    1921  57    -12       45       
  AVERAGE         57                        67    -10       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.05 1979   0.18  -0.18      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.54  -0.54     0.75    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.82                     11.91  -3.09    11.40    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.99                     20.46  -3.47    18.98    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        12    -12        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     68                        99    -31       85       
  SINCE JAN 1     74                       102    -28       88       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        90      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        40      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2005...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 PM CDT   
MAY  5 2005...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 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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