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CDUS42 KMLB 270823
CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
321 AM EST SUN MAR 27 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 26 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         87    128 PM  90    1975  78      9       78       
  MINIMUM         69    703 AM  45    1979  57     12       67       
  AVERAGE         78                        68     10       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.20          0.83 1987   0.09   0.11      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    4.08                      2.52   1.56     1.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.08                      2.52   1.56     1.02    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.25                      7.49   1.76     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                        65     40       33       
  SINCE MAR 1    105                        65     40       33       
  SINCE JUL 1    481                       574    -93      463       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         4      9        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   83                        87     -4      122       
  SINCE MAR 1     83                        87     -4      122       
  SINCE JAN 1    183                       198    -15      218       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        91      1994                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        44      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 27 2005.........SUNRISE   618 AM EST   SUNSET   638 PM EST   
MARCH 28 2005.........SUNRISE   617 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.                                          


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