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CDUS42 KMLB 240823
CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
322 AM EST THU FEB 24 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 23 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         74    123 PM  90    1961  74      0       78       
  MINIMUM         61    655 AM  28    1978  52      9       54       
  AVERAGE         68                        63      5       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          3.39 1966   0.09  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.07                      2.02  -1.95     0.89    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.75                      6.81  -2.06     5.74    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.74                      4.50  -2.76     3.01    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   90                       125    -35       67       
  SINCE DEC 1    369                       454    -85      382       
  SINCE JUL 1    376                       489   -113      402       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         2      1        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        46    -24       54       
  SINCE DEC 1    137                       178    -41      123       
  SINCE JAN 1     76                       101    -25       83       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        92      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        29      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 24 2005......SUNRISE   652 AM EST   SUNSET   620 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 25 2005......SUNRISE   651 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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