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CDUS44 KMEG 160735
CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
134 AM CST FRI DEC 16 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 15 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         52    330 PM  75    1984  52      0       46       
  MINIMUM         38   1159 PM   2    1901  35      3       23       
  AVERAGE         45                        43      2       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.09          3.33 1892   0.19  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.34                      2.95  -1.61     2.60    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.34                      2.95  -1.61     2.60    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.44                     51.92 -12.48    51.95    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             5.0  1916   0.0   MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.1   -0.1      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        21     -1       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  368                       292     76      258       
  SINCE DEC 1    368                       292     76      258       
  SINCE JUL 1    810                       807      3      539       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        76      1924                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34         5      1901                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 16 2005......SUNRISE   701 AM CST   SUNSET   450 PM CST   
DECEMBER 17 2005......SUNRISE   702 AM CST   SUNSET   450 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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