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CDUS42 KMLB 190823
CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
321 AM EST SAT MAR 19 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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         63    445 PM  90    1980  78    -15       78       
  MINIMUM         48   1159 PM  39    1988  56     -8       54       
  AVERAGE         56                        67    -11       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          1.90 1960   0.10  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.16                      1.80   1.36     0.92    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.16                      1.80   1.36     0.92    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.33                      6.77   1.56     5.60    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         2      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   88                        51     37       33       
  SINCE MAR 1     88                        51     37       33       
  SINCE JUL 1    464                       560    -96      463       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        55    -26       90       
  SINCE MAR 1     29                        55    -26       90       
  SINCE JAN 1    129                       166    -37      186       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        91      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        45      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 19 2005.........SUNRISE   627 AM EST   SUNSET   633 PM EST   
MARCH 20 2005.........SUNRISE   626 AM EST   SUNSET   634 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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