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CDUS44 KMEG 230640
CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
139 AM CDT MON MAY 23 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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         90    404 PM  96    1987  82      8       88       
  MINIMUM         66    512 AM  41    1883  63      3       72       
  AVERAGE         78                        72      6       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.98 1980   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.06                      3.76  -2.70     4.48    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.88                     15.13  -5.25    15.13    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.05                     23.68  -5.63    22.71    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         8      5       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  153                       127     26      179       
  SINCE MAR 1    221                       214      7      264       
  SINCE JAN 1    227                       217     10      267       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        92      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        44      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 23 2005...........SUNRISE   551 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT   
MAY 24 2005...........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 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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