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CDUS42 KMLB 240823
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
322 AM EST THU MAR 24 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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         82   1250 PM  89    1975  78      4       72       
  MINIMUM         69   1159 PM  32    1968  56     13       60       
  AVERAGE         76                        67      9       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.27 1962   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.18                      2.25   0.93     0.92    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.18                      2.25   0.93     0.92    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.35                      7.22   1.13     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                        61     44       33       
  SINCE MAR 1    105                        61     44       33       
  SINCE JUL 1    481                       570    -89      463       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         4      7        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   53                        75    -22      105       
  SINCE MAR 1     53                        75    -22      105       
  SINCE JAN 1    153                       186    -33      201       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        90      1994                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        34      1968                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 24 2005.........SUNRISE   622 AM EST   SUNSET   636 PM EST   
MARCH 25 2005.........SUNRISE   621 AM EST   SUNSET   637 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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