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CDUS42 KMLB 230823
CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
321 AM EST WED MAR 23 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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         84   1153 AM  90    1955  78      6       72       
  MINIMUM         66    125 AM  40    1996  56     10       57       
  AVERAGE         75                        67      8       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.30 1981   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.18                      2.16   1.02     0.92    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.18                      2.16   1.02     0.92    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.35                      7.13   1.22     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  105                        59     46       33       
  SINCE MAR 1    105                        59     46       33       
  SINCE JUL 1    481                       568    -87      463       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         4      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   42                        71    -29      104       
  SINCE MAR 1     42                        71    -29      104       
  SINCE JAN 1    142                       182    -40      200       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        89      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        32      1968                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 23 2005.........SUNRISE   623 AM EST   SUNSET   636 PM EST   
MARCH 24 2005.........SUNRISE   622 AM EST   SUNSET   636 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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