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CDUS44 KMEG 170633
CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
132 AM CDT WED AUG 17 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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         95    330 PM 104    1943  92      3       85       
  MINIMUM         77    601 AM  57    1963  71      6       61       
  AVERAGE         86                        81      5       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.88 1880   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.93                      1.59  -0.66     0.65    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.54                     10.11   0.43     6.97    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.63                     35.18  -6.55    31.24    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        16      5        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  319                       276     43      178       
  SINCE JUN 1   1376                      1256    120     1079       
  SINCE JAN 1   1697                      1556    141     1478       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    74           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       103      2000                    
                                             1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        59      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 17 2005........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 PM CDT   
AUGUST 18 2005........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 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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