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CDUS42 KMLB 130823
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
321 AM EST SUN MAR 13 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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         73    347 PM  90    1962  77     -4       73       
  MINIMUM         49    657 AM  38    1991  55     -6       46       
  AVERAGE         61                        66     -5       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.65 1953   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.87                      1.20  -0.33      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.87                      1.20  -0.33      T      
  SINCE JAN 1      6.04                      6.17  -0.13     4.68    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         3      1        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   78                        39     39       31       
  SINCE MAR 1     78                        39     39       31       
  SINCE JUL 1    454                       548    -94      461       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        36    -33       60       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                        36    -33       60       
  SINCE JAN 1    103                       147    -44      156       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     19           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        90      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        39      1959                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 13 2005.........SUNRISE   634 AM EST   SUNSET   630 PM EST   
MARCH 14 2005.........SUNRISE   633 AM EST   SUNSET   631 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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