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CDUS44 KMEG 160633
CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
133 AM CDT MON MAY 16 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         73    344 PM  91    1988  80     -7       69       
                                      1962                          
  MINIMUM         59   1159 PM  46    1959  61     -2       59       
  AVERAGE         66                        70     -4       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.71 1974   0.17  -0.17     0.12    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.06                      2.63  -1.57     3.65    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.88                     14.00  -4.12    14.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.05                     22.55  -4.50    21.88    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         6     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   86                        76     10       91       
  SINCE MAR 1    154                       163     -9      176       
  SINCE JAN 1    160                       166     -6      179       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        92      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        47      1967                    
                                             1942                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2005...........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT   
MAY 17 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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