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CDUS42 KMLB 050823
CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
321 AM EST SAT FEB 5 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 4 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         64   1200 AM  86    1990  72     -8       74       
  MINIMUM         48    943 PM  29    1970  50     -2       55       
  AVERAGE         56                        61     -5       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.97 1964   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      0.32  -0.27     0.66    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.73                      5.11  -0.38     5.51    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.72                      2.80  -1.08     2.78    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         6      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        24     -4        6       
  SINCE DEC 1    299                       353    -54      321       
  SINCE JUL 1    306                       388    -82      341       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         8     -8        1       
  SINCE DEC 1    115                       140    -25       70       
  SINCE JAN 1     54                        63     -9       30       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     60          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        85      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        29      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  5 2005......SUNRISE   707 AM EST   SUNSET   606 PM EST   
FEBRUARY  6 2005......SUNRISE   707 AM EST   SUNSET   607 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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