2008 Year in Review

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.