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CDUS44 KMEG 240636
CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
135 AM CDT WED AUG 24 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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         93    134 PM 100    1983  91      2       91       
  MINIMUM         77    501 AM  60    1956  70      7       73       
                                      1940                          
  AVERAGE         85                        80      5       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.27 1879   0.09  -0.09     0.39    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.93                      2.22  -1.29     1.27    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.54                     10.74  -0.20     7.59    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.63                     35.81  -7.18    31.86    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        15      5       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  484                       387     97      281       
  SINCE JUN 1   1541                      1367    174     1182       
  SINCE JAN 1   1862                      1667    195     1581       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90       100      1983                    
                                             1943                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        53      1891                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 24 2005........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT   
AUGUST 25 2005........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 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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