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CDUS42 KMLB 200823
CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
421 AM EDT WED APR 20 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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         76    108 PM  90    1975  81     -5       77       
  MINIMUM         54    249 AM  41    1997  61     -7       67       
  AVERAGE         65                        71     -6       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.19 1951   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.31                      1.26   0.05     0.86    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.40                      4.18   1.22     1.90    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.57                      9.15   1.42     6.58    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        16      0       29       
  SINCE MAR 1    124                        86     38       62       
  SINCE JUL 1    500                       595    -95      492       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   71                        97    -26       77       
  SINCE MAR 1    188                       204    -16      218       
  SINCE JAN 1    288                       315    -27      314       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        90      1970                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        50      1999                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 20 2005.........SUNRISE   652 AM EDT   SUNSET   751 PM EDT   
APRIL 21 2005.........SUNRISE   651 AM EDT   SUNSET   751 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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