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CDUS44 KMEG 082151  
CLIMEM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN  
449 PM CDT FRI AUG 8 2008  
 
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..THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 2008  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 88 204 PM 105 1934 92 -4 97  
MINIMUM 71 527 AM 58 1989 72 -1 79  
AVERAGE 80 82 -2 88  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.78 1877 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.93 0.84 2.09 1.77  
SINCE JUN 1 8.39 9.36 -0.97 6.54  
SINCE JAN 1 41.85 34.43 7.42 20.17  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 15 17 -2 23  
MONTH TO DATE 160 141 19 180  
SINCE JUN 1 1207 1121 86 1237  
SINCE JAN 1 1504 1421 83 1709    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 79 400 AM  
LOWEST 40 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
 
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 102 1930  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 59 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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