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CDUS42 KMLB 060823
CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
321 AM EST SUN MAR 6 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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    350 PM  88    1982  76     -2       82       
  MINIMUM         45    749 AM  36    1960  53     -8       71       
  AVERAGE         60                        65     -5       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.68 1988   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.50  -0.42      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.08                      0.50  -0.42      T      
  SINCE JAN 1      5.25                      5.47  -0.22     4.68    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         3      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   42                        18     24        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     42                        18     24        0       
  SINCE JUL 1    418                       527   -109      430       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3       12       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        15    -15       41       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        15    -15       41       
  SINCE JAN 1    100                       126    -26      137       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        89      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        35      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2005.........SUNRISE   642 AM EST   SUNSET   626 PM EST   
MARCH  7 2005.........SUNRISE   641 AM EST   SUNSET   627 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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