088  
CDUS44 KMEG 010641  
CLIMEM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN  
141 AM CDT FRI AUG 1 2008  
 
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..THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 31 2008  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2008  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 97 321 PM 104 1986 92 5 95  
MINIMUM 74 1152 PM 57 1971 73 1 75  
AVERAGE 86 83 3 85  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 1.07R 1.06 1902 0.11 0.96 0.03  
MONTH TO DATE 2.49 4.22 -1.73 4.05  
SINCE JUN 1 5.46 8.52 -3.06 4.77  
SINCE JAN 1 38.92 33.59 5.33 18.40  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 21 18 3 20  
MONTH TO DATE 578 554 24 533  
SINCE JUN 1 1047 980 67 1057  
SINCE JAN 1 1344 1280 64 1529    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 38 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 48 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 91 500 PM  
LOWEST 48 300 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
 
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 101 1896  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 60 1971  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 1 2008........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 802 PM CDT  
AUGUST 2 2008........SUNRISE 610 AM CDT SUNSET 801 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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