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CDUS44 KMEG 180733
CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
133 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 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         49    431 PM  76    1924  52     -3       55       
  MINIMUM         37   1159 PM  11    1932  34      3       30       
  AVERAGE         43                        43      0       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.44 1933   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.34                      3.31  -1.97     2.60    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.34                      3.31  -1.97     2.60    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.44                     52.28 -12.84    51.95    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.4  1989   0.0    0.0      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       22                        22      0       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  415                       335     80      307       
  SINCE DEC 1    415                       335     80      307       
  SINCE JUL 1    857                       850      7      588       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    59           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    45                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        74      1889                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34         8      1901                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 18 2005......SUNRISE   703 AM CST   SUNSET   451 PM CST   
DECEMBER 19 2005......SUNRISE   703 AM CST   SUNSET   451 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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