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CDUS42 KMLB 100823
CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
321 AM EST THU MAR 10 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 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         59    959 AM  88    1976  76    -17       73       
  MINIMUM         49   1159 PM  34    1996  54     -5       44       
  AVERAGE         54                        65    -11       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.79          1.91 1978   0.10   0.69     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.87                      0.90  -0.03      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.87                      0.90  -0.03      T      
  SINCE JAN 1      6.04                      5.87   0.17     4.68    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         3      8        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   56                        30     26       11       
  SINCE MAR 1     56                        30     26       11       
  SINCE JUL 1    432                       539   -107      441       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        27    -24       60       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                        27    -24       60       
  SINCE JAN 1    103                       138    -35      156       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     57          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        90      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        41      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 10 2005.........SUNRISE   638 AM EST   SUNSET   628 PM EST   
MARCH 11 2005.........SUNRISE   636 AM EST   SUNSET   629 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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