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CDUS44 KMEG 130638
CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
137 AM CDT FRI MAY 13 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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         93R   347 PM  91    1880  79     14       76       
  MINIMUM         68    507 AM  44    1960  60      8       67       
  AVERAGE         81                        69     12       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.82 1971   0.17  -0.17     0.38    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.46                      2.12  -1.66     1.13    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.28                     13.49  -4.21    11.78    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.45                     22.04  -4.59    19.36    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                         6     10        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   62                        58      4       81       
  SINCE MAR 1    130                       145    -15      166       
  SINCE JAN 1    136                       148    -12      169       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         
                                                                     
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           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        95      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        45      1997                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 13 2005...........SUNRISE   558 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT   
MAY 14 2005...........SUNRISE   557 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 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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