323  
CDUS44 KMEG 190641  
CLIMEM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN  
141 AM CDT TUE AUG 19 2008  
 
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..THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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 91 348 PM 101 2007 91 0 101  
1936  
MINIMUM 67 535 AM 62 1963 71 -4 76  
1896  
1879  
AVERAGE 79 81 -2 89  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.82 1969 0.09 -0.09 1.01  
MONTH TO DATE 3.98 1.77 2.21 2.78  
SINCE JUN 1 9.44 10.29 -0.85 7.55  
SINCE JAN 1 42.90 35.36 7.54 21.18  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 14 16 -2 24  
MONTH TO DATE 283 308 -25 444  
SINCE JUN 1 1330 1288 42 1501  
SINCE JAN 1 1627 1588 39 1973    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9  
 
 
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 68 500 AM  
LOWEST 30 300 PM  
AVERAGE 49  
 
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 100 1995  
1980  
1925  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 57 1943  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 19 2008........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 743 PM CDT  
AUGUST 20 2008........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 742 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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