CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1050 AM CST FRI JAN 2 2009
...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2008...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2009
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 108 07/13/1980
LOW -13 12/24/1963
HIGHEST 101 07/29 108 -7 106 08/15
LOWEST 14 12/22 -13 27 18 02/16
01/31
01/29
AVG. MAXIMUM 72.0 72.1 -0.1 75.1
AVG. MINIMUM 52.9 52.5 0.4 55.8
MEAN 62.4 62.2 0.2 65.4
DAYS MAX >= 90 62 63.0 -1.0 104
DAYS MAX <= 32 3 7.0 -4.0 4
DAYS MIN <= 32 56 56.0 0.0 49
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 76.85 1957
MINIMUM 30.54 1941
TOTALS 2008 64.21 54.65 9.56 34.81
DAILY AVG. 0.17 0.15 0.02 0.09
DAYS >= .01 111 107.0 4.0 91
DAYS >= .10 74 69.0 5.0 57
DAYS >= .50 43 31.0 12.0 26
DAYS >= 1.00 24 16.0 8.0 12
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2008 3.50 ON 12/31
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 23.8 1968
24 HR TOTAL 18.0 03/17/1892
TOTALS 2008 5.4
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 5.0 MARCH 8TH
24 HR TOTAL 4.0 MARCH 7TH
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 3051 3041 10 2603
SINCE 7/1 1220 1174 46 927
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 10/16/1876
LATEST 04/25/1910
EARLIEST 11/12
LATEST 03/24
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/177
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 48/300 DATE 02/05
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 59/290 DATE 01/29
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 140
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 113
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 113
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 65
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 62 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 59 RAIN 59
LIGHT RAIN 140 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 5 HAIL 2
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 1
LIGHT SNOW 5 SLEET 5
FOG 142 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 14
HAZE 75
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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