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CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
421 AM EDT SUN APR 3 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 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         78    410 PM  93    1975  79     -1       75       
  MINIMUM         56   1159 PM  46    2004  58     -2       46       
  AVERAGE         67                        68     -1       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.22          1.61 1957   0.07   0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.22                      0.15   0.07     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.31                      3.07   1.24     1.04    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.48                      8.04   1.44     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                         2     -2        8       
  SINCE MAR 1    108                        72     36       41       
  SINCE JUL 1    484                       581    -97      471       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         4     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                         8      4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    129                       115     14      141       
  SINCE JAN 1    229                       226      3      237       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        90      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        45      1972                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  3 2005.........SUNRISE   710 AM EDT   SUNSET   742 PM EDT   
APRIL  4 2005.........SUNRISE   709 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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