825  
CDUS44 KMEG 160646  
CLIMEM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN  
145 AM CDT SAT AUG 16 2008  
 
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..THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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 88 1120 AM 106 2007 92 -4 106  
MINIMUM 69 1159 PM 58 1963 71 -2 80  
AVERAGE 79 82 -3 93  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.88 3.61 1901 0.09 0.79 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.98 1.50 2.48 1.77  
SINCE JUN 1 9.44 10.02 -0.58 6.54  
SINCE JAN 1 42.90 35.09 7.81 20.17  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 14 17 -3 28  
MONTH TO DATE 243 260 -17 365  
SINCE JUN 1 1290 1240 50 1422  
SINCE JAN 1 1587 1540 47 1894    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 600 PM  
LOWEST 51 1100 AM  
AVERAGE 72  
 
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 105 2007  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 57 1963  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 16 2008........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 747 PM CDT  
AUGUST 17 2008........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 745 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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