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CDUS44 KMEG 200636
CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
135 AM CDT SAT AUG 20 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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         98    312 PM 100    1995  91      7       93       
                                      1980                          
  MINIMUM         80    523 AM  57    1943  71      9       72       
  AVERAGE         89                        81      8       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.02 1915   0.09  -0.09     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.93                      1.86  -0.93     0.67    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.54                     10.38   0.16     6.99    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.63                     35.45  -6.82    31.26    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        16      8       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  388                       324     64      223       
  SINCE JUN 1   1445                      1304    141     1124       
  SINCE JAN 1   1766                      1604    162     1523       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    74           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91        99      1993                    
                                             1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        59      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 20 2005........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT   
AUGUST 21 2005........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 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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