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CDUS44 KMEG 180642
CLIMEM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
142 AM CDT MON AUG 18 2008
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..THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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 88 347 PM 103 2000 91 -3 102
1956
MINIMUM 68 543 AM 59 1963 71 -3 81
AVERAGE 78 81 -3 92
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.01 1894 0.09 -0.09 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 3.98 1.68 2.30 1.77
SINCE JUN 1 9.44 10.20 -0.76 6.54
SINCE JAN 1 42.90 35.27 7.63 20.17
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
YESTERDAY 13 16 -3 27
MONTH TO DATE 269 292 -23 420
SINCE JUN 1 1316 1272 44 1477
SINCE JAN 1 1613 1572 41 1949
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.3
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 66 500 AM
LOWEST 34 400 PM
AVERAGE 50
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 101 2007
1936
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 62 1963
1896
1879
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 18 2008........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 744 PM CDT
AUGUST 19 2008........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 743 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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