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CDUS44 KMEG 240638
CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
138 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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         89    415 PM  92    1996  82      7       87       
  MINIMUM         69    408 AM  44    1963  63      6       72       
  AVERAGE         79                        73      6       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.49 1952   0.16  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.08                      3.92  -2.84     4.48    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.90                     15.29  -5.39    15.13    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.07                     23.84  -5.77    22.71    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                         8      6       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  167                       135     32      194       
  SINCE MAR 1    235                       222     13      279       
  SINCE JAN 1    241                       225     16      282       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        93      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        47      1925                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 24 2005...........SUNRISE   550 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT   
MAY 25 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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