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CDUS42 KMLB 220823
CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
321 AM EST TUE FEB 22 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 21 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         81    400 PM  88    1989  73      8       80       
  MINIMUM         55    337 AM  30    1977  52      3       60       
  AVERAGE         68                        63      5       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.91 1984   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      1.84  -1.79     0.89    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.73                      6.63  -1.90     5.74    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.72                      4.32  -2.60     3.01    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   90                       116    -26       67       
  SINCE DEC 1    369                       445    -76      382       
  SINCE JUL 1    376                       480   -104      402       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         2      1        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                        42    -29       52       
  SINCE DEC 1    128                       174    -46      121       
  SINCE JAN 1     67                        97    -30       81       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        88      2003                    
                                             1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        34      1977                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 22 2005......SUNRISE   654 AM EST   SUNSET   618 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 23 2005......SUNRISE   653 AM EST   SUNSET   619 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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