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CDUS42 KMLB 230823
CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
321 AM EST WED FEB 23 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 22 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         82    204 PM  88    2003  74      8       76       
                                      1976                          
  MINIMUM         59    400 AM  34    1977  52      7       55       
  AVERAGE         71                        63      8       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.75 1964   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      1.93  -1.88     0.89    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.73                      6.72  -1.99     5.74    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.72                      4.41  -2.69     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                       121    -31       67       
  SINCE DEC 1    369                       450    -81      382       
  SINCE JUL 1    376                       485   -109      402       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         2      4        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        44    -25       53       
  SINCE DEC 1    134                       176    -42      122       
  SINCE JAN 1     73                        99    -26       82       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        90      1961                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        28      1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 23 2005......SUNRISE   653 AM EST   SUNSET   619 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 24 2005......SUNRISE   652 AM EST   SUNSET   620 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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