000 CDUS42 KMLB 260824 CLIMLB CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE 322 AM EST SAT MAR 26 2005 ................................... ...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 25 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 87 1155 AM 92 1975 78 9 76 MINIMUM 68 926 PM 35 1968 57 11 63 AVERAGE 78 67 11 70 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.70 1.68 1992 0.09 0.61 0.10 MONTH TO DATE 3.88 2.43 1.45 1.02 SINCE MAR 1 3.88 2.43 1.45 1.02 SINCE JAN 1 9.05 7.40 1.65 5.70 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 105 64 41 33 SINCE MAR 1 105 64 41 33 SINCE JUL 1 481 573 -92 463 COOLING YESTERDAY 13 4 9 5 MONTH TO DATE 70 83 -13 114 SINCE MAR 1 70 83 -13 114 SINCE JAN 1 170 194 -24 210 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.3 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 600 PM LOWEST 55 1200 PM AVERAGE 76 .......................................................... THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 90 1975 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 45 1979 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 26 2005.........SUNRISE 619 AM EST SUNSET 637 PM EST MARCH 27 2005.........SUNRISE 618 AM EST SUNSET 638 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$