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CDUS44 KMEG 050647
CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
146 AM CDT THU MAY 5 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         74    209 PM  90    1952  77     -3       76       
  MINIMUM         47    144 AM  40    1976  57    -10       47       
  AVERAGE         61                        67     -6       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.29 1914   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.72  -0.72     0.75    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.82                     12.09  -3.27    11.40    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.99                     20.64  -3.65    18.98    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        16    -16        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     68                       103    -35       85       
  SINCE JAN 1     74                       106    -32       88       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
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    66           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    46                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        94      1955                    
                                             1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        42      1954                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2005...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 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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