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Preliminary LCD for Memphis May 2009

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6) 
 
                                          STATION:   MEMPHIS 
                                          MONTH:     MAY 
                                          YEAR:      2009 
                                          LATITUDE:   35  3 N                    
                                          LONGITUDE:  89 59 W                    
 
  TEMPERATURE IN F:       :PCPN:    SNOW:  WIND      :SUNSHINE: SKY     :PK WND  
================================================================================ 
1   2   3   4   5  6A  6B    7    8   9   10  11  12  13   14  15   16   17  18 
                                     12Z  AVG MX 2MIN 
DY MAX MIN AVG DEP HDD CDD  WTR  SNW DPTH SPD SPD DIR MIN PSBL S-S WX    SPD DR 
================================================================================ 
 
 1  82  69  76  10   0  11    T  0.0    0  8.9 20 200   M    M   8 3      29 230 
 2  75  60  68   1   0   3 2.16  0.0    0  5.9 22 340   M    M   9 13     30 340 
 3  68  61  65  -2   0   0 0.60  0.0    0  3.8 16  90   M    M   9 1      18 250 
 4  69  59  64  -3   1   0    T  0.0    0  5.2 12  70   M    M  10 1      14  70 
 5  74  57  66  -1   0   1 0.24  0.0    0  3.6 14  80   M    M   8 18     15 110 
 6  74  63  69   1   0   4 1.83  0.0    0  9.4 22 140   M    M   9 13     29 210 
 7  85  68  77   9   0  12 0.00  0.0    0  6.0 15 190   M    M   6 1      20 190 
 8  84  74  79  11   0  14 0.00  0.0    0 11.5 26 190   M    M   7        32 200 
 9  78  66  72   3   0   7 0.88  0.0    0  8.1 28 340   M    M   9 13     37 330 
10  66  60  63  -6   2   0 0.15  0.0    0  9.4 15  50   M    M   9        20  30 
11  69  57  63  -6   2   0    T  0.0    0  8.1 16  50   M    M   9        21  60 
12  78  55  67  -2   0   2 0.00  0.0    0  7.6 22 160   M    M   8        25 150 
13  87  65  76   6   0  11 0.00  0.0    0 16.3 26 180   M    M   7        38 200 
================================================================================ 
SM  989  814         5  65  5.86     0.0 103.8          M      108               
================================================================================ 
AV 76.1 62.6                               8.0 FASTST   M    M   8    MAX(MPH)   
                                 MISC ---->  # 28 340               # 38  200    
================================================================================ 
NOTES: 
# LAST OF SEVERAL OCCURRENCES 
 
COLUMN 17 PEAK WIND IN M.P.H. 
 
PRELIMINARY LOCAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA (WS FORM: F-6) , PAGE 2 
 
                                          STATION:  MEMPHIS 
                                          MONTH:    MAY 
                                          YEAR:     2009 
                                          LATITUDE:   35  3 N                    
                                          LONGITUDE:  89 59 W                    
 
[TEMPERATURE DATA]      [PRECIPITATION DATA]       SYMBOLS USED IN COLUMN 16     
 
AVERAGE MONTHLY: 69.3   TOTAL FOR MONTH:   5.86    1 = FOG OR MIST               
DPTR FM NORMAL:   1.3   DPTR FM NORMAL:    3.57    2 = FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY   
HIGHEST:    87 ON 13    GRTST 24HR  2.16 ON  2- 2      TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS       
LOWEST:     55 ON 12                               3 = THUNDER                   
                        SNOW, ICE PELLETS, HAIL    4 = ICE PELLETS               
                        TOTAL MONTH:   0.0 INCH    5 = HAIL                      
                        GRTST 24HR     0.0         6 = FREEZING RAIN OR DRIZZLE  
                        GRTST DEPTH:   0           7 = DUSTSTORM OR SANDSTORM:   
                                                       VSBY 1/2 MILE OR LESS     
                                                   8 = SMOKE OR HAZE             
[NO. OF DAYS WITH]      [WEATHER - DAYS WITH]      9 = BLOWING SNOW              
                                                   X = TORNADO                   
MAX 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.01 INCH OR MORE:   6               
                    
MAX 90 OR ABOVE:   0    0.10 INCH OR MORE:   6                                   
MIN 32 OR BELOW:   0    0.50 INCH OR MORE:   4                                   
MIN  0 OR BELOW:   0    1.00 INCH OR MORE:   2                                   
 
[HDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                 
TOTAL THIS MO.     5    CLEAR  (SCALE 0-3)   0                                   
DPTR FM NORMAL   -14    PTCLDY (SCALE 4-7)   6                                   
TOTAL FM JUL 1  2963    CLOUDY (SCALE 8-10)  7                                   
DPTR FM NORMAL   -75                                                             
 
[CDD (BASE 65) ]                                                                 
TOTAL THIS MO.    65                                                             
DPTR FM NORMAL     1    [PRESSURE DATA]                                          
TOTAL FM JAN 1   163    HIGHEST SLP M ON M                                       
DPTR FM NORMAL     9    LOWEST  SLP 29.64 ON  6                                  
 
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