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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
421 AM EDT MON APR 4 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 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         73    413 PM  90    1975  79     -6       77       
  MINIMUM         48    634 AM  45    1972  58    -10       50       
  AVERAGE         61                        68     -7       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.26 1994   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.22                      0.22   0.00     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.31                      3.14   1.17     1.04    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.48                      8.11   1.37     5.72    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         1      3        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         3      1        9       
  SINCE MAR 1    112                        73     39       42       
  SINCE JUL 1    488                       582    -94      472       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        12      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    129                       119     10      141       
  SINCE JAN 1    229                       230     -1      237       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        92      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        44      1985                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  4 2005.........SUNRISE   709 AM EDT   SUNSET   742 PM EDT   
APRIL  5 2005.........SUNRISE   708 AM EDT   SUNSET   743 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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