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CDUS42 KMLB 290823
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
321 AM EST TUE MAR 29 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 28 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         79    315 PM  93    1994  79      0       76       
  MINIMUM         61   1159 PM  43    1971  57      4       57       
  AVERAGE         70                        68      2       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          2.42 1996   0.08  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.09                      2.68   1.41     1.04    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.09                      2.68   1.41     1.04    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.26                      7.65   1.61     5.72    
                                                                     
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                        67     38       33       
  SINCE MAR 1    105                        67     38       33       
  SINCE JUL 1    481                       576    -95      463       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         4      1        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  103                        95      8      131       
  SINCE MAR 1    103                        95      8      131       
  SINCE JAN 1    203                       206     -3      227       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        90      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        43      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 29 2005.........SUNRISE   616 AM EST   SUNSET   639 PM EST   
MARCH 30 2005.........SUNRISE   615 AM EST   SUNSET   639 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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