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CDUS42 KMLB 160823
CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
421 AM EDT SAT APR 16 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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         71   1237 PM  97    1999  80     -9       71       
  MINIMUM         53    639 AM  45    2004  60     -7       45       
  AVERAGE         62                        70     -8       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.03 1989   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.31                      1.00   0.31     0.86    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.40                      3.92   1.48     1.90    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.57                      8.89   1.68     6.58    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         1      2        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   10                        15     -5       26       
  SINCE MAR 1    118                        85     33       59       
  SINCE JUL 1    494                       594   -100      489       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   71                        73     -2       59       
  SINCE MAR 1    188                       180      8      200       
  SINCE JAN 1    288                       291     -3      296       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        93      1979                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        50      2004                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 16 2005.........SUNRISE   656 AM EDT   SUNSET   749 PM EDT   
APRIL 17 2005.........SUNRISE   655 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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