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CDUS44 KMEG 200732
CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
132 AM CST TUE DEC 20 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 19 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         37    209 PM  74    1889  51    -14       44       
  MINIMUM         27   1159 PM   8    1884  34     -7       22       
  AVERAGE         32                        42    -10       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.00 2002   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.34                      3.67  -2.33     2.60    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.34                      3.67  -2.33     2.60    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.44                     52.64 -13.20    51.95    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.5  1983   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       33                        22     11       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  473                       379     94      358       
  SINCE DEC 1    473                       379     94      358       
  SINCE JUL 1    915                       894     21      639       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        74      1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         3      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 20 2005......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   452 PM CST   
DECEMBER 21 2005......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   452 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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