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CDUS42 KMLB 170823
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
321 AM EST THU MAR 17 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         87    402 PM  90    1975  77     10       78       
  MINIMUM         68   1150 PM  39    1988  55     13       67       
  AVERAGE         78                        66     12       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.23          5.08 1969   0.10   0.13     0.92    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.77                      1.60   0.17     0.92    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.77                      1.60   0.17     0.92    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.94                      6.57   0.37     5.60    
                                                                     
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                        47     31       33       
  SINCE MAR 1     78                        47     31       33       
  SINCE JUL 1    454                       556   -102      463       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         3     10        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        48    -19       86       
  SINCE MAR 1     29                        48    -19       86       
  SINCE JAN 1    129                       159    -30      182       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        89      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        40      1988                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   630 AM EST   SUNSET   632 PM EST   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   629 AM EST   SUNSET   633 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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