559  
CDUS44 KMEG 222154  
CLIMEM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN  
446 PM CDT FRI AUG 22 2008  
 
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..THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 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 89 236 PM 100 2007 91 -2 100  
2000  
MINIMUM 75 547 AM 56 1956 70 5 79  
AVERAGE 82 81 1 90  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.55 3.85 1874 0.09 0.46 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 5.52 2.13 3.39 2.78  
SINCE JUN 1 10.98 10.65 0.33 7.55  
SINCE JAN 1 44.44 35.72 8.72 21.18  
 
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 17 16 1 25  
MONTH TO DATE 340 372 -32 535  
SINCE JUN 1 1387 1352 35 1592  
SINCE JAN 1 1684 1652 32 2064    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 100 AM  
LOWEST 59 300 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
 
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 100 2007  
1983  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 60 1956  
1940  
1888  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 22 2008........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 739 PM CDT  
AUGUST 23 2008........SUNRISE 626 AM CDT SUNSET 738 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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