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CDUS44 KMEG 210639
CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
139 AM CDT SAT MAY 21 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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         94R   218 PM  93    1987  81     13       90       
                                      1962                          
  MINIMUM         70   1159 PM  45    1894  62      8       72       
  AVERAGE         82                        72     10       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.62 1924   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.06                      3.44  -2.38     4.48    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.88                     14.81  -4.93    15.13    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.05                     23.36  -5.31    22.71    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                         7     10       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  129                       111     18      149       
  SINCE MAR 1    197                       198     -1      234       
  SINCE JAN 1    203                       201      2      237       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    69           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        94      1987                    
                                             1941                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        46      1954                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 21 2005...........SUNRISE   552 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
MAY 22 2005...........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 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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