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CDUS42 KMLB 150823
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
422 AM EDT FRI APR 15 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 14 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    119 PM  93    1979  80     -1       69       
  MINIMUM         56    643 AM  46    1959  60     -4       49       
  AVERAGE         68                        70     -2       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.95 1985   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.31                      0.94   0.37     0.86    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.40                      3.86   1.54     1.90    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.57                      8.83   1.74     6.58    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        14     -7       19       
  SINCE MAR 1    115                        84     31       52       
  SINCE JUL 1    491                       593   -102      482       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         5     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   71                        67      4       59       
  SINCE MAR 1    188                       174     14      200       
  SINCE JAN 1    288                       285      3      296       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        97      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        45      2004                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 15 2005.........SUNRISE   657 AM EDT   SUNSET   748 PM EDT   
APRIL 16 2005.........SUNRISE   656 AM EDT   SUNSET   749 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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