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CDUS42 KMLB 160823
CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
322 AM EST WED MAR 16 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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         77    159 PM  89    1964  77      0       80       
  MINIMUM         65    404 AM  34    1993  55     10       70       
  AVERAGE         71                        66      5       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.18          3.10 1952   0.10   0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.54                      1.50   0.04      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      1.54                      1.50   0.04      T      
  SINCE JAN 1      6.71                      6.47   0.24     4.68    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   78                        45     33       33       
  SINCE MAR 1     78                        45     33       33       
  SINCE JUL 1    454                       554   -100      463       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         3      3       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        45    -29       78       
  SINCE MAR 1     16                        45    -29       78       
  SINCE JAN 1    116                       156    -40      174       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        90      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        39      1988                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2005.........SUNRISE   631 AM EST   SUNSET   632 PM EST   
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   630 AM EST   SUNSET   632 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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