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CDUS44 KMEG 210633
CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
131 AM CDT SUN AUG 21 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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        100R   218 PM  99    1993  91      9       87       
                                      1980                          
  MINIMUM         81    602 AM  59    1940  71     10       71       
  AVERAGE         91                        81     10       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.75 1888   0.09  -0.09     0.21    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.93                      1.95  -1.02     0.88    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.54                     10.47   0.07     7.20    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.63                     35.54  -6.91    31.47    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        16     10       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  414                       340     74      237       
  SINCE JUN 1   1471                      1320    151     1138       
  SINCE JAN 1   1792                      1620    172     1537       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
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           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       102      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        57      1961                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 21 2005........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT   
AUGUST 22 2005........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 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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