563  
CDUS44 KMEG 230644  
CLIMEM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN  
144 AM CDT SAT AUG 23 2008  
 
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..THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 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 89 510 PM 100 2007 91 -2 100  
2000  
MINIMUM 75 547 AM 56 1956 70 5 79  
AVERAGE 82 81 1 90  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 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 6.2  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 100 AM  
LOWEST 56 400 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
 
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 100 2007  
1983  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 60 1956  
1940  
1888  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 23 2008........SUNRISE 626 AM CDT SUNSET 738 PM CDT  
AUGUST 24 2008........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 737 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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