858  
CDUS44 KMEG 080641  
CLIMEM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN  
141 AM CDT FRI AUG 8 2008  
 
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..THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 7 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 85 318 PM 103 1934 92 -7 96  
MINIMUM 72 1139 AM 61 2004 72 0 81  
1948  
AVERAGE 79 82 -3 89  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 2.93R 1.71 1965 0.10 2.83 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.93 0.74 2.19 1.77  
SINCE JUN 1 8.39 9.26 -0.87 6.54  
SINCE JAN 1 41.85 34.33 7.52 20.17  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 14 17 -3 24  
MONTH TO DATE 145 124 21 157  
SINCE JUN 1 1192 1104 88 1214  
SINCE JAN 1 1489 1404 85 1686    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 1200 PM  
LOWEST 63 600 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
 
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 105 1934  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 58 1989  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 8 2008........SUNRISE 615 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT  
AUGUST 9 2008........SUNRISE 616 AM CDT SUNSET 755 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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