286  
CDUS44 KMEG 200640  
CLIMEM  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN  
140 AM CDT WED MAY 20 2026  
   
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..THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 2026  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 89 155 PM 92 1962 83 6 86  
1987  
1998  
MINIMUM 69 839 PM 44 1894 63 6 69  
1945  
AVERAGE 79 73 6 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 1.09 1.72 1991 0.15 0.94 0.02  
1992  
MONTH TO DATE 4.66 3.46 1.20 4.74  
SINCE MAR 1 13.31 15.07 -1.76 22.36  
SINCE JAN 1 18.68 23.76 -5.08 29.37  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.5 -0.5 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 3.6 2.7 0.9 9.1  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 24 18 6 10  
SINCE MAR 1 219 500 -281 327  
SINCE JUL 1 2440 2872 -432 2519  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 14 8 6 13  
MONTH TO DATE 95 118 -23 108  
SINCE MAR 1 339 212 127 273  
SINCE JAN 1 343 215 128 273    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 600 PM  
LOWEST 48 300 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 94 2005  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 45 1894  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 553 AM CDT SUNSET 801 PM CDT  
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 552 AM CDT SUNSET 801 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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