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CDUS44 KMEG 230644
CLIMEM


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN                                  
1243 AM CST FRI DEC 23 2005

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 22 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         45    339 PM  70    1982  51     -6       57       
  MINIMUM         32    704 AM  -4    1989  33     -1       21       
  AVERAGE         39                        42     -3       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.67 2004   0.17  -0.17     1.67    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.34                      4.20  -2.86     4.36    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.34                      4.20  -2.86     4.36    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.44                     53.17 -13.73    53.71    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          14.3  1963   T      0.0      2.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      2.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       T      0.0      2.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.1   -0.1      2.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        23      3       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  560                       447    113      421       
  SINCE DEC 1    560                       447    113      421       
  SINCE JUL 1   1002                       962     40      702       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        73      1931                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        -8      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 23 2005......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   453 PM CST   
DECEMBER 24 2005......SUNRISE   706 AM CST   SUNSET   454 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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