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CDUS44 KMEG 230632
CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
131 AM CDT TUE AUG 23 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 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    212 PM 100    2000  91      7       90       
  MINIMUM         79    539 AM  56    1956  70      9       68       
  AVERAGE         89                        81      8       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.85 1874   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.93                      2.13  -1.20     0.88    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.54                     10.65  -0.11     7.20    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.63                     35.72  -7.09    31.47    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        16      8       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  464                       372     92      264       
  SINCE JUN 1   1521                      1352    169     1165       
  SINCE JAN 1   1842                      1652    190     1564       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    74           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       100      1983                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        60      1956                    
                                             1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 23 2005........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 PM CDT   
AUGUST 24 2005........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 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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