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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
321 AM EST SAT APR 2 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 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         82    143 PM  92    1975  79      3       71       
  MINIMUM         68    346 AM  41    1971  57     11       51       
  AVERAGE         75                        68      7       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.78 1980   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.09                      3.00   1.09     1.04    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.26                      7.97   1.29     5.72    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        4       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        4       
  SINCE MAR 1    108                        71     37       37       
  SINCE JUL 1    484                       580    -96      467       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         4      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   10                         4      6        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    127                       111     16      141       
  SINCE JAN 1    227                       222      5      237       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        93      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        46      2004                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  2 2005.........SUNRISE   612 AM EST   SUNSET   641 PM EST   
APRIL  3 2005.........SUNRISE   710 AM EDT   SUNSET   742 PM EDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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