Momwemo, Memphis imatenga pafupifupi masentimita atatu a chisanu pachaka. Ndalamayi imafalikira pa nthawi yachisanu ndipo imakhala ndi mazira osiyana siyana.
Chiwombankhanga chachisanu mu January ndi 2 mainchesi ndipo chipale chofewa chaching'ono mu February ndi 1 inchi, pamene pali chisanu chochepa kuti palibe chipale chofewa m'miyezi 10.
Anthu ambiri omwe amakhala ku Memphis nthawi yaitali amakhalabe ndi chipale chofewa kuposa momwe zimakhalira lero.
Malingaliro oti afotokoze chifukwa chake zikhoza kuchitika monga kutentha kwa dziko, lingaliro lakuti bluffs a Mtsinje wa Mississippi amasokoneza chisanu, ndi "chiphunzitso cha Piramidi" chomwe chikusonyeza kuti Pyramid ya Bass Pro imawononga mphepo yamkuntho imene ikubwera kuchokera kumadzulo. Chotsaliracho sichitsitsimikizidwa ndipo sichikutheka.
Mbiri yaikulu ya chisanu ku Memphis mbiriyakale inachitikira zaka makumi angapo zapitazo, ndikuvomereza ena kuti mzindawu umakonda kuona chipale chofewa. Chigawo choyamba cha chisanu chija chinachitika pakati pa March 16 ndi 17, 1892 ndipo anaika chisanu chodzaza ndi matalala 18 pansi. Yachiŵiri inachitika pa March 22, 1968 pamene mzindawu unatha ndi chisanu chophwima cha masentimita 16.5.
Ngakhale kuti Memphis silingapezeke paliponse pafupi ndi chipale chofewa cha mtundu wa dziko (chomwe chili 25 masentimita pachaka), mwinamwake mumzindawu mudzawona masiku angapo ndi mphepo yozizira monga chipale chofewa, mvula, ndi mvula yozizira chaka chilichonse.
Mukhozadi kuyembekezera nyengo yozizira ndi masiku ozizira ozizira kangapo pa chaka.
Mu 1994, Memphis anakhudzidwa ndi chimphepo chachikulu cha mvula yamkuntho yomwe inawononga kwambiri mitengo ndi magetsi, kusiya anthu oposa 300,000 opanda magetsi kwa masiku, ndipo, mwinamwake masabata.