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CDUS44 KMRX 170515
CLITYS

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN                               
115 AM EDT TUE MAY 17 2005

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...THE KNOXVILLE    ASOS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1871 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         70    444 PM  92    1962  76     -6       82       
  MINIMUM         47    547 AM  37    1997  56     -9       62       
  AVERAGE         59                        66     -7       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.34 1934   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.95                      2.41  -1.46     1.46    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.18                     11.57  -2.39     8.80    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.28                     20.15  -4.87    15.18    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0       MM     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0       MM     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.4                       2.4   -2.0       MM     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.5                       9.9   -9.4       MM     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         2      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   77                        47     30       42       
  SINCE MAR 1    780                       741     39      632       
  SINCE JUL 1   3248                      3669   -421     3605       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        38     -6       68       
  SINCE MAR 1     45                        70    -25      115       
  SINCE JAN 1     45                        71    -26      117       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE KNOXVILLE    ASOS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        92      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        39      1984                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE   629 AM EDT   SUNSET   836 PM EDT   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   628 AM EDT   SUNSET   837 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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