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CDUS44 KMEG 150637
CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
136 AM CDT SUN MAY 15 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         81   1142 AM  91    1988  80      1       72       
  MINIMUM         65    506 AM  45    1971  60      5       66       
  AVERAGE         73                        70      3       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.60          2.25 1957   0.17   0.43     0.73    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.06                      2.46  -1.40     3.53    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.88                     13.83  -3.95    14.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.05                     22.38  -4.33    21.76    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         6      2        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   85                        70     15       91       
  SINCE MAR 1    153                       157     -4      176       
  SINCE JAN 1    159                       160     -1      179       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        91      1988                    
                                             1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        46      1959                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 15 2005...........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT   
MAY 16 2005...........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 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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