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CDUS42 KMLB 200823
CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
321 AM EST SUN MAR 20 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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         65    210 PM  91    1963  78    -13       78       
  MINIMUM         42R   647 AM  45    1974  56    -14       55       
  AVERAGE         54                        67    -13       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.22 1998   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.12                      1.89   1.23     0.92    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.12                      1.89   1.23     0.92    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.29                      6.86   1.43     5.60    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         2      9        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   99                        53     46       33       
  SINCE MAR 1     99                        53     46       33       
  SINCE JUL 1    475                       562    -87      463       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        59    -30       92       
  SINCE MAR 1     29                        59    -30       92       
  SINCE JAN 1    129                       170    -41      188       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        92      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        38      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2005.........SUNRISE   626 AM EST   SUNSET   634 PM EST   
MARCH 21 2005.........SUNRISE   625 AM EST   SUNSET   635 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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