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CDUS42 KMLB 300823
CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
321 AM EST WED MAR 30 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 29 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         81    420 PM  90    1974  79      2       77       
  MINIMUM         56    628 AM  43    1983  57     -1       56       
  AVERAGE         69                        68      1       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.61 2001   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.09                      2.76   1.33     1.04    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.09                      2.76   1.33     1.04    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.26                      7.73   1.53     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                        68     37       33       
  SINCE MAR 1    105                        68     37       33       
  SINCE JUL 1    481                       577    -96      463       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         4      0        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  107                        99      8      133       
  SINCE MAR 1    107                        99      8      133       
  SINCE JAN 1    207                       210     -3      229       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        92      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        48      1968                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 30 2005.........SUNRISE   615 AM EST   SUNSET   639 PM EST   
MARCH 31 2005.........SUNRISE   614 AM EST   SUNSET   640 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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