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CDUS42 KMLB 100823
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
422 AM EDT SUN APR 10 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 9 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         77   1229 PM  92    1999  80     -3       85       
  MINIMUM         58    610 AM  41    1971  59     -1       67       
  AVERAGE         68                        69     -1       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.90 1972   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.16                      0.64   0.52     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.25                      3.56   1.69     1.04    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.42                      8.53   1.89     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                         9     -2       13       
  SINCE MAR 1    115                        79     36       46       
  SINCE JUL 1    491                       588    -97      476       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         5     -2       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   43                        42      1       26       
  SINCE MAR 1    160                       149     11      167       
  SINCE JAN 1    260                       260      0      263       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        90      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        43      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 10 2005.........SUNRISE   703 AM EDT   SUNSET   745 PM EDT   
APRIL 11 2005.........SUNRISE   702 AM EDT   SUNSET   746 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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