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CDUS42 KMLB 250823
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
321 AM EST FRI MAR 25 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 24 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         74    451 PM  90    1994  78     -4       74       
  MINIMUM         63    646 AM  34    1968  56      7       64       
  AVERAGE         69                        67      2       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.28 1993   0.09  -0.09      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.18                      2.34   0.84     0.92    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.18                      2.34   0.84     0.92    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.35                      7.31   1.04     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                        63     42       33       
  SINCE MAR 1    105                        63     42       33       
  SINCE JUL 1    481                       572    -91      463       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         4      0        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   57                        79    -22      109       
  SINCE MAR 1     57                        79    -22      109       
  SINCE JAN 1    157                       190    -33      205       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        92      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        35      1968                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 25 2005.........SUNRISE   621 AM EST   SUNSET   637 PM EST   
MARCH 26 2005.........SUNRISE   619 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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