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CDUS44 KMEG 200650
CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
150 AM CDT FRI MAY 20 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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         91    229 PM  92    1998  81     10       84       
                                      1962                          
                                      1951                          
  MINIMUM         69    459 AM  44    1945  62      7       67       
  AVERAGE         80                        71      9       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.72 1992   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.06                      3.28  -2.22     4.48    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.88                     14.65  -4.77    15.13    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.05                     23.20  -5.15    22.71    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                         7      8       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  112                       104      8      133       
  SINCE MAR 1    180                       191    -11      218       
  SINCE JAN 1    186                       194     -8      221       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        93      1987                    
                                             1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        45      1894                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 20 2005...........SUNRISE   553 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
MAY 21 2005...........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 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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