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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
421 AM EDT SAT APR 23 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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         81    236 PM  93    1972  81      0       82       
  MINIMUM         57    608 AM  49    1993  61     -4       64       
  AVERAGE         69                        71     -2       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.81 1982   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.31                      1.47  -0.16     0.86    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.40                      4.39   1.01     1.90    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.57                      9.36   1.21     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        4                         7     -3        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   81                       116    -35       90       
  SINCE MAR 1    198                       223    -25      231       
  SINCE JAN 1    298                       334    -36      327       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        94      1971                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        43      1993                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 23 2005.........SUNRISE   649 AM EDT   SUNSET   753 PM EDT   
APRIL 24 2005.........SUNRISE   649 AM EDT   SUNSET   753 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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