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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
421 AM EDT TUE APR 5 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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         75    119 PM  92    1977  79     -4       80       
  MINIMUM         49    403 AM  44    1985  58     -9       49       
  AVERAGE         62                        69     -7       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.29 1973   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.22                      0.29  -0.07     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.31                      3.21   1.10     1.04    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.48                      8.18   1.30     5.72    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         1      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         4      3        9       
  SINCE MAR 1    115                        74     41       42       
  SINCE JUL 1    491                       583    -92      472       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        17     -5        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    129                       124      5      141       
  SINCE JAN 1    229                       235     -6      237       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
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           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        91      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        44      1990                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  5 2005.........SUNRISE   708 AM EDT   SUNSET   743 PM EDT   
APRIL  6 2005.........SUNRISE   707 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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