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CDUS44 KMEG 180634
CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
132 AM CDT THU AUG 18 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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    148 PM 103    2000  91      4       89       
                                      1956                          
  MINIMUM         78    533 AM  59    1963  71      7       61       
  AVERAGE         87                        81      6       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.01 1894   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.93                      1.68  -0.75     0.65    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.54                     10.20   0.34     6.97    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.63                     35.27  -6.64    31.24    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        16      6       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  341                       292     49      188       
  SINCE JUN 1   1398                      1272    126     1089       
  SINCE JAN 1   1719                      1572    147     1488       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
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    85           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       101      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        62      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 18 2005........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT   
AUGUST 19 2005........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 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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