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CDUS44 KMEG 010638
CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
138 AM CDT THU SEP 1 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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         90    219 PM 103    2000  89      1       86       
                                      1951                          
  MINIMUM         68    550 AM  48    1946  69     -1       64       
  AVERAGE         79                        79      0       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.33 1889   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.56                      3.00   2.56     2.97    
  SINCE JUN 1     15.17                     11.52   3.65     9.29    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.26                     36.59  -3.33    33.56    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        14      0       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  619                       504    115      405       
  SINCE JUN 1   1676                      1484    192     1306       
  SINCE JAN 1   1997                      1784    213     1705       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   89       102      2000                    
                                             1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        54      1946                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  1 2005.....SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   726 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  2 2005.....SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   725 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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