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CDUS44 KMEG 280633
CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
133 AM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 27 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         84   1213 AM 105    1943  90     -6       94       
  MINIMUM         70    415 AM  58    1945  70      0       77       
  AVERAGE         77                        80     -3       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.42          1.80 1890   0.10   1.32     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.35                      2.60  -0.25     1.77    
  SINCE JUN 1     11.96                     11.12   0.84     8.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.05                     36.19  -6.14    32.36    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        15     -3       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  564                       447    117      355       
  SINCE JUN 1   1621                      1427    194     1256       
  SINCE JAN 1   1942                      1727    215     1655       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    58   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    58   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
  SANDSTORM                                                          
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90       104      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        56      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 28 2005........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 PM CDT   
AUGUST 29 2005........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 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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