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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
421 AM EDT SUN APR 24 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 23 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         85    205 PM  94    1971  81      4       81       
  MINIMUM         56    551 AM  43    1993  61     -5       68       
  AVERAGE         71                        71      0       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          1.36 1991   0.07  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.34                      1.54  -0.20     0.86    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.43                      4.46   0.97     1.90    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.60                      9.43   1.17     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        6                         7     -1       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   87                       123    -36      100       
  SINCE MAR 1    204                       230    -26      241       
  SINCE JAN 1    304                       341    -37      337       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     33           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        92      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        48      1968                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 24 2005.........SUNRISE   649 AM EDT   SUNSET   753 PM EDT   
APRIL 25 2005.........SUNRISE   648 AM EDT   SUNSET   754 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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