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CDUS42 KMLB 250823
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
421 AM EDT MON APR 25 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 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         73    414 PM  92    1963  82     -9       80       
  MINIMUM         52   1159 PM  48    1968  62    -10       60       
  AVERAGE         63                        72     -9       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.59 1972   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.34                      1.61  -0.27     0.86    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.43                      4.53   0.90     1.90    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.60                      9.50   1.10     6.58    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         0      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        16      2       29       
  SINCE MAR 1    126                        86     40       62       
  SINCE JUL 1    502                       595    -93      492       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         7     -7        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   87                       130    -43      105       
  SINCE MAR 1    204                       237    -33      246       
  SINCE JAN 1    304                       348    -44      342       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        97      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        48      1968                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 25 2005.........SUNRISE   648 AM EDT   SUNSET   754 PM EDT   
APRIL 26 2005.........SUNRISE   647 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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