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CDUS44 KMEG 311708
CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
1207 PM CDT WED AUG 31 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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         86    411 PM 107    2000  89     -3       83       
  MINIMUM         70    444 AM  54    1946  69      1       68       
  AVERAGE         78                        79     -1       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.72          2.56 1962   0.10   0.62      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    5.23                      2.90   2.33     2.97    
  SINCE JUN 1     14.84                     11.42   3.42     9.29    
  SINCE JAN 1     32.93                     36.49  -3.56    33.56    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        14     -1       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  605                       490    115      395       
  SINCE JUN 1   1662                      1470    192     1296       
  SINCE JAN 1   1983                      1770    213     1695       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    36   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    54   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   89       103      2000                    
                                             1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        48      1946                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 31 2005........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   728 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  1 2005.....SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   726 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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