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CDUS44 KMEG 120633
CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
133 AM CDT THU MAY 12 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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         90R   322 PM  90    1967  79     11       85       
                                      1962                          
  MINIMUM         67    415 AM  44    1969  59      8       67       
  AVERAGE         79                        69     10       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.09 1975   0.17  -0.17      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.46                      1.95  -1.49     0.75    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.28                     13.32  -4.04    11.40    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.45                     21.87  -4.42    18.98    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                         6      8       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   46                        52     -6       74       
  SINCE MAR 1    114                       139    -25      159       
  SINCE JAN 1    120                       142    -22      162       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
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    81           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        91      1880                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        44      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 12 2005...........SUNRISE   558 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT   
MAY 13 2005...........SUNRISE   558 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 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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