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CDUS44 KMEG 080638
CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
137 AM CDT SUN MAY 8 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         84    319 PM  94    1952  78      6       88       
  MINIMUM         56    540 AM  38    1944  58     -2       64       
  AVERAGE         70                        68      2       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.72 1978   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      1.26  -1.26     0.75    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.82                     12.63  -3.81    11.40    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.99                     21.18  -4.19    18.98    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         5      0       11       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        31    -24       27       
  SINCE MAR 1     75                       118    -43      112       
  SINCE JAN 1     81                       121    -40      115       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         
                                                                     
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    72           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        93      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        42      1885                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2005...........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT   
MAY  9 2005...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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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