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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
421 AM EDT WED APR 6 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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    211 PM  91    1977  79     -1       75       
  MINIMUM         55    632 AM  44    1990  58     -3       47       
  AVERAGE         67                        69     -2       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.09 1995   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.22                      0.36  -0.14     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.31                      3.28   1.03     1.04    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.48                      8.25   1.23     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    7                         5      2       13       
  SINCE MAR 1    115                        75     40       46       
  SINCE JUL 1    491                       584    -93      476       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         5     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        22     -8        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    131                       129      2      141       
  SINCE JAN 1    231                       240     -9      237       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        92      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        42      1944                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  6 2005.........SUNRISE   707 AM EDT   SUNSET   743 PM EDT   
APRIL  7 2005.........SUNRISE   706 AM EDT   SUNSET   744 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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