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CDUS42 KMLB 140823
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
321 AM EST MON MAR 14 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 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         80        MM  90    1980  77      3       75        
  MINIMUM         50        MM  39    1959  55     -5       50        
  AVERAGE         65                        66     -1       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.74 1993   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.87                      1.30  -0.43      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.87                      1.30  -0.43      T      
  SINCE JAN 1      6.04                      6.27  -0.23     4.68    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   78                        41     37       33       
  SINCE MAR 1     78                        41     37       33       
  SINCE JUL 1    454                       550    -96      463       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        39    -36       60       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                        39    -36       60       
  SINCE JAN 1    103                       150    -47      156       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     42           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        89      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        33      1993                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 14 2005.........SUNRISE   633 AM EST   SUNSET   631 PM EST   
MARCH 15 2005.........SUNRISE   632 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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