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CDUS44 KMEG 170641
CLIMEM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
140 AM CDT SUN AUG 17 2008
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..THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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 86 447 PM 105 2007 92 -6 105
MINIMUM 69 604 AM 57 1963 71 -2 81
AVERAGE 78 81 -3 93
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY T 1.88 1880 0.09 -0.09 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 3.98 1.59 2.39 1.77
SINCE JUN 1 9.44 10.11 -0.67 6.54
SINCE JAN 1 42.90 35.18 7.72 20.17
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
YESTERDAY 13 16 -3 28
MONTH TO DATE 256 276 -20 393
SINCE JUN 1 1303 1256 47 1450
SINCE JAN 1 1600 1556 44 1922
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 1200 AM
LOWEST 42 400 PM
AVERAGE 66
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 103 2000
1956
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 59 1963
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 17 2008........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 745 PM CDT
AUGUST 18 2008........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 744 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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