Weekly Weather and Crop Report

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TENNESSEE WEATHER SUMMARY FOR THE WEEK ENDING SUNDAY AUGUST 4 2013
THIS WEEK WAS A FAIRLY ACTIVE WEATHER WEEK ACROSS THE STATE OF
TENNESSEE. FOR MUCH OF THE WEEK...SOME TYPE OF FRONTAL BOUNDARY WAS
EITHER OVER PART OF THE STATE OR CLOSE TO IT. THIS ALLOWED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE ACROSS SOME PORTION OF THE STATE PRETTY
MUCH EVERY DAY OF WEEK. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCE SOME
EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL TOTALS WITH SOME WIDESPREAD FLOODING
REPORTED OVER PORTIONS OF MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
OVERALL TEMPERATURES AVERAGED NEAR NORMAL THIS PAST WEEK ACROSS MOST
THE STATE WITH SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES OVER THE CUMBERLAND
PLATEAU. THE WARMEST TEMPERATURE OF THE WEEK WAS 95 DEGREES WHICH
OCCURRED IN MEMPHIS ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE COOLEST TEMPERATURE
OF THE WEEK WAS 58 DEGREES WHICH OCCURRED IN CROSSVILLE ON MONDAY
MORNING.
RAINFALL AVERAGED ABOVE NORMAL ACROSS THE ENTIRE STATE. CHATTANOOGA
HAD THE MOST RAIN WITH 2.32 INCHES WHILE CROSSVILLE PICKED UP 2.09
INCHES OF RAIN. DYERSBURG ONLY RECEIVED 0.90 INCHES AND CLARKSVILLE
HAD 1.23 INCHES OF RAIN THIS WEEK.
THE OUTLOOK FOR AUGUST IS FOR BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ACROSS
PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST TENNESSEE WITH NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR THE
REST OF THE STATE. ABOVE NORMAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED FOR THE ENTIRE
STATE.
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