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CDUS44 KMEG 090639
CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
137 AM CDT MON MAY 9 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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         86    157 PM  93    1952  78      8       87       
  MINIMUM         61    425 AM  42    1885  58      3       64       
  AVERAGE         74                        68      6       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.76 1919   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      1.44  -1.44     0.75    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.82                     12.81  -3.99    11.40    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.99                     21.36  -4.37    18.98    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         5      4       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        36    -20       38       
  SINCE MAR 1     84                       123    -39      123       
  SINCE JAN 1     90                       126    -36      126       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         
                                                                     
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    72           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        92      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        44      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  9 2005...........SUNRISE   601 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT   
MAY 10 2005...........SUNRISE   600 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 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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