2009 Year in Review

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
244 PM CST TUE JAN 5 2010

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2009...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1872 TO 2010

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           100   06/23                        101  07/29
LOWEST             12   01/16                         14  12/22
AVG. MAXIMUM     71.2              72.1    -0.9     72.0
AVG. MINIMUM     53.6              52.5     1.1     52.9
MEAN             62.4              62.2     0.2     62.4
DAYS MAX >= 90     53              63.0   -10.0       62
DAYS MAX <= 32      2               7.0    -5.0        3
DAYS MIN <= 32     50              56.0    -6.0       56
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        76.85   1957
 MINIMUM        30.54   1941
TOTALS          61.26             54.65    6.61    64.21
DAILY AVG.       0.17              0.15    0.02     0.17
DAYS >= .01       118             107.0    11.0      111
DAYS >= .10        78              69.0     9.0       74
DAYS >= .50        44              31.0    13.0       43
DAYS >= 1.00       21              16.0     5.0       24

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           23.8   1968
 SNOW DEPTH        29   01/16/1928
TOTALS            4.1               5.7    -1.6      5.4
SINCE 7/1           T               0.3    -0.3      0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                 0       0        0
DAYS >= TRACE       9               3.8     5.2       10
DAYS >= 1.0         1               2.0    -1.0        2
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         3   03/01                          5  03/08

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    2926              3041    -115     3051
 SINCE 7/1       1180              1174       6     1220

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              7.9
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   1/182
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    37/330    DATE  08/10
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    53/MM     DATE   MM

SKY COVER


AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     66

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             52     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               61     RAIN                      75
LIGHT RAIN              152     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       1
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       2
LIGHT SNOW                5     SLEET                      5
FOG                     131     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE     10
HAZE                     51

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.