2010 Year in Review

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1030 AM CST SAT JAN 1 2011

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...THE MEMPHIS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2010...

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           104   08/04                        100  06/23
LOWEST              9   01/08                         12  01/16
AVG. MAXIMUM     73.2              72.1     1.1     71.2
AVG. MINIMUM     53.9              52.5     1.4     53.6
MEAN             63.6              62.2     1.4     62.4
DAYS MAX >= 90    108              63.0    45.0       53
DAYS MAX <= 32      9               7.0     2.0        2
DAYS MIN <= 32     71              56.0    15.0       50
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        76.85   1957
 MINIMUM        30.54   1941
TOTALS          47.90             54.65   -6.75    61.26
DAILY AVG.       0.13              0.15   -0.02     0.17
DAYS >= .01        89             107.0   -18.0      118
DAYS >= .10        54              69.0   -15.0       78
DAYS >= .50        33              31.0     2.0       44
DAYS >= 1.00       17              16.0     1.0       21

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           23.8   1968
 SNOW DEPTH        29   01/16/1928
TOTALS            7.1               5.7     1.4      4.1
SINCE 7/1         0.3               0.3     0.0        T
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                 0       0        0
DAYS >= TRACE      16               3.8    12.2        9
DAYS >= 1.0         2               2.0     0.0        1
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         3   02/08                          3  03/01

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL    3211              3041     170     2926
 SINCE 7/1       1146              1174     -28     1180

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              7.4
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   1/194
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    40/280    DATE  03/11
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    56/270    DATE  03/11

SKY COVER


AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     62

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             53     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN               37     RAIN                      50
LIGHT RAIN              112     FREEZING RAIN              1
LT FREEZING RAIN          2     HAIL                       2
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       3
LIGHT SNOW               13     SLEET                      4
FOG                      89     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      6
HAZE                     25

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