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CDUS44 KMEG 220641
CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
140 AM CDT SUN MAY 22 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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         87    359 PM  94    1987  82      5       90       
                                      1941                          
  MINIMUM         64    537 AM  46    1954  62      2       69       
  AVERAGE         76                        72      4       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.51 1913   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.06                      3.60  -2.54     4.48    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.88                     14.97  -5.09    15.13    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.05                     23.52  -5.47    22.71    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         8      3       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  140                       119     21      164       
  SINCE MAR 1    208                       206      2      249       
  SINCE JAN 1    214                       209      5      252       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        96      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        41      1883                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 22 2005...........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT   
MAY 23 2005...........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 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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