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  • June 2012 Climate Data and Forecast Accuracy

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    Another above average month (temperature-wise) went into the books, though June was not as much above average as several previous months. However, cooler days to start the month were overshadowed by a very hot spell as the month ended. There were three daily temperature records tied or broken during the month, including the 25th (100 degrees…

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  • May 2012 Climate Data and MWN Forecast Accuracy

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    The trend of very warm weather, which began this past winter, continued through the spring as once again another month went into the “Top 10 warmest” on record. The average temperature for May 2012 at Memphis Int’l Airport ranked #4 at 76.3 degrees. There were four daily temperature records tied or broken during the month,…

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  • April 2012 Climate Data and MWN Forecast Accuracy

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    Following the 7th warmest meteorological winter (December-February) on record and the warmest March on record, April continued the well-above-normal temperature trend, though it was not warm enough to reach the “Top 10” Aprils temperature-wise. However, a “bottom 10” was recorded as rainfall was hard to come by in one of the typically wetter months of the…

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  • March 2012 Climate Data and MWN Forecast Accuracy

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    Following the 7th warmest meteorological winter (December-February) on record, March upped the ante!  The month ended up as the warmest March in recorded history in Memphis and many other locations across the eastern U.S. The average temperature of 64.8 degrees was 10.8 degrees above normal, more than 2 degrees warmer than the second warmest March…

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  • March 2012 was the warmest March in Memphis history

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    The table below lists the Top 10 warmest March months at Memphis, TN since records began back in the 1880s.  As the month ended, the average temperature for March 2012 was 64.8 degrees, which ranks as the warmest month of March in recorded history. Besides Memphis, other regional cities, including Jackson, TN, Tupelo, MS, and Jonesboro,…

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  • February 2012 Climate Data and MWN Forecast Accuracy

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    Warm winter temperatures continued into February, though not as much above average as January.  Precipitation was below average for the second straight month. According to the National Weather Service, the meteorological winter recording period of December-February ended up as the 7th warmest on record at Memphis International Airport.  The average temperature of 47.1 degrees was…

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  • January 2012 Climate Data and MWN Forecast Accuracy

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    For most of the month, January felt nothing like the coldest month of the year. In fact, the average temperature for the month was 6.5 degrees above normal, ending as the 11th warmest January in Memphis recorded history.  In addition, precipitation was well below normal. Memphis International Airport, Memphis, TN The average temperature for the…

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  • December 2011 Climate Data and MWN Forecast Accuracy

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    December continued the trend started in November of above average temperatures and rainfall in the Mid-South, despite an early-season snowfall that blanketed the area with 1-2″ of wet snow. Memphis International Airport, Memphis, TN The average temperature for the month of December was 46.5 degrees, which was 2.9 degrees above normal. The average high temperature…

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  • November 2011 Climate Data and Forecast Accuracy

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    November reversed October’s trend of cool and dry weather by averaging warmer and wetter conditions than normal for the month. Memphis International Airport, Memphis, TN The average temperature for the month of November was 55.9 degrees, which was 2.7 degrees above normal. The average high temperature was 64.7 degrees and the average low was 47.1. The…

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  • October 2011 Climate Data and Forecast Accuracy

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    September saw a significant cooldown from the record heat of the summer of 2011 and October continued the trend, once again averaging below normal temperature-wise for the month. It was also a very dry month as the airport recorded only 32% of a typical October rainfall. No daily temperature or precipitation records were set during…

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  • July 2011 Climate Data and MWN Forecast Accuracy

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    An extremely hot June continued into July with the June-July period averaging 84.9 degrees – tied with 1980 as the warmest June-July on record in Memphis and was just 0.2 degrees warmer than the same period in 2010. Despite the very hot temperatures, only one record was set – the maximum record low was tied…

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  • New 30-year climate normals introduced

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    Most everyone that watches a TV weathercast or follows the weather at all will hear often that the “normal high for the date is” or the “average low for today is…”  Have you ever wondered how those “normals” or “averages” are figured? The National Weather Service publishes what are referred to as the climate normals every…

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  • June 2011 Climate Data and MWN Forecast Accuracy

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    With spring marked by several bouts of severe weather, heavy rain, and high wind, the meteorological start of June brought unrelenting heat and a couple more thunderstorm complexes with high wind, hail, and lightning.  The heat would be the story of the month though as 26 of 30 days in June reached highs of 90…

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  • May 2011 Climate Data and MWN Forecast Accuracy

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    As in April, May was again marked by multiple severe weather events across the region. The month started with heavy rainfall (nearly 7″ at the WXLIVE! station in Bartlett on May 1-2), just as it did a year ago when a 500-year flood impacted west and middle TN. The last week of the month featured…

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  • April 2011 Climate Data and MWN Forecast Accuracy

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    Memphis International Airport, Memphis, TN Overall, April was warmer and much wetter than average in Memphis and was marked by multiple severe weather events in the region. This included lines of storms on the 4th and 19th that caused widespread power outages, followed by an extended period of severe weather April 25-27, during which the…

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  • March 2011 Climate Data and MWN Forecast accuracy

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    Memphis International Airport, Memphis, TN Overall, March was slightly warmer than average and also a little drier than average in Memphis. As winter transitioned to spring, there were plenty of chilly mornings, but also some very warm afternoons that were squeezed into a narrow timespan – for instance, a low of 35 degrees on the…

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  • Putting the winter of 2010-2011 “in the books”

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    The winter of 2010-2011 is officially over, both meteorologically (on February 28) and astronomically (on March 20), so now is a good time to go back and review what Memphis and the Mid-South dealt with during this La Nina winter.  For this post, I’ll define winter using the meteorological period of December-February. Referring back to…

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  • February climate data and MWN Forecast accuracy

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    Memphis International Airport, Memphis, TN Overall, February was warmer than average, snowier than average, but drier than average in Memphis. Despite the snow, total precipitation was an inch below normal and temperatures actually averaged over 2 degrees above normal due in large part to a warm spell the last half of the month in which…

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  • January 2011 Climate Data and MWN Forecast Accuracy

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    Memphis International Airport, Memphis, TN A cold and snowy month greeted Mid-Southerners as the below normal temperatures from December continued and measurable snow fell on three separate occasions. Despite the snow, total precipitation was only 35% of normal, making for a dry month. As of February 1, the region was still classified as being in…

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  • 2010 Annual Climate Summary and MWN Forecast Accuracy

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    2010 is in the books and history will show that it was a very warm and very dry year in Memphis, TN. While there certainly were exceptions (for instance, the 7″ of snow received and the historic flooding of May 1), overall the extreme heat and drought of late summer and fall resulted in the…

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