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CDUS44 KMEG 180636
CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
135 AM CDT WED MAY 18 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         80    315 PM  93    1962  81     -1       85       
  MINIMUM         52    457 AM  47    1895  61     -9       67       
  AVERAGE         66                        71     -5       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.77 2003   0.16  -0.16     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.06                      2.96  -1.90     4.48    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.88                     14.33  -4.45    15.13    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.05                     22.88  -4.83    22.71    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         7     -6       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   87                        90     -3      110       
  SINCE MAR 1    155                       177    -22      195       
  SINCE JAN 1    161                       180    -19      198       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        93      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        47      2002                    
                                             1973                    
                                             1895                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   554 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 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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