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Climatological Report (daily)

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
450 PM CDT THU MAY 14 2009


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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 2009...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2009


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         82    259 PM  91    1988  80      2       73
  MINIMUM         65    610 AM  45    1971  60      5       64
  AVERAGE         74                        70      4       69

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.19          2.25 1957   0.17   0.02     0.12
  MONTH TO DATE    6.05                      2.46   3.59     3.84
  SINCE MAR 1     15.80                     13.83   1.97    22.50
  SINCE JAN 1     22.13                     22.38  -0.25    29.69

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        20    -15       17
  SINCE MAR 1    485                       530    -45      528
  SINCE JUL 1   2963                      3039    -76     2755

 COOLING
  TODAY            9                         6      3        4
  MONTH TO DATE   74                        70      4       48
  SINCE MAR 1    170                       157     13      122
  SINCE JAN 1    172                       160     12      136
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM
 LOWEST     58           200 PM
 AVERAGE    76

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THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        91      1988
                                             1962
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        46      1959
                                             1878


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 14 2009...........SUNRISE   557 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 PM CDT
MAY 15 2009...........SUNRISE   556 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 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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