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CDUS42 KMLB 200828
CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
321 AM EST SUN FEB 20 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 19 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         70        MM  88    1975  73     -3       69        
  MINIMUM         51        MM  33    1958  51      0       38        
  AVERAGE         61                        62     -1       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.03 1980   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      1.66  -1.61     0.89    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.73                      6.45  -1.72     5.74    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.72                      4.14  -2.42     3.01    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         5     -1       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   90                       106    -16       62       
  SINCE DEC 1    369                       435    -66      377       
  SINCE JUL 1    376                       470    -94      397       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        38    -29       47       
  SINCE DEC 1    124                       170    -46      116       
  SINCE JAN 1     63                        93    -30       76       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        86      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        35      1958                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 20 2005......SUNRISE   656 AM EST   SUNSET   617 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 21 2005......SUNRISE   655 AM EST   SUNSET   618 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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