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CDUS44 KMEG 170637
CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
137 AM CDT TUE MAY 17 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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    456 PM  92    1962  80     -7       83       
  MINIMUM         54    522 AM  47    1967  61     -7       63       
                                      1942                          
  AVERAGE         64                        71     -7       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.39 2003   0.17  -0.17     0.78    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.06                      2.80  -1.74     4.43    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.88                     14.17  -4.29    15.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.05                     22.72  -4.67    22.66    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         7     -7        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   86                        83      3       99       
  SINCE MAR 1    154                       170    -16      184       
  SINCE JAN 1    160                       173    -13      187       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
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    61           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        93      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        47      1895                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE   555 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 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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