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CDUS42 KMLB 110823
CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
321 AM EST FRI MAR 11 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 10 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         64    229 PM  90    1964  77    -13       65       
  MINIMUM         44    659 AM  41    1996  54    -10       50       
  AVERAGE         54                        65    -11       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.86 1977   0.10  -0.10      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.87                      1.00  -0.13      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.87                      1.00  -0.13      T      
  SINCE JAN 1      6.04                      5.97   0.07     4.68    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         3      8        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   67                        33     34       18       
  SINCE MAR 1     67                        33     34       18       
  SINCE JUL 1    443                       542    -99      448       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        30    -27       60       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                        30    -27       60       
  SINCE JAN 1    103                       141    -38      156       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        89      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        40      1961                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 11 2005.........SUNRISE   636 AM EST   SUNSET   629 PM EST   
MARCH 12 2005.........SUNRISE   635 AM EST   SUNSET   630 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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