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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
421 AM EDT THU APR 7 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 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         79    105 PM  92    1956  79      0       78       
  MINIMUM         70    556 AM  42    1944  58     12       52       
  AVERAGE         75                        69      6       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.85 1985   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.22                      0.43  -0.21     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.31                      3.35   0.96     1.04    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.48                      8.32   1.16     5.72    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         6      1       13       
  SINCE MAR 1    115                        76     39       46       
  SINCE JUL 1    491                       585    -94      476       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         5      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                        27     -3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    141                       134      7      141       
  SINCE JAN 1    241                       245     -4      237       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     48           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        90      1960                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        43      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  7 2005.........SUNRISE   706 AM EDT   SUNSET   744 PM EDT   
APRIL  8 2005.........SUNRISE   705 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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