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CDUS42 KMLB 010832
CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
413 AM EDT SUN MAY 1 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         82    207 PM  93    1964  83     -1       83       
  MINIMUM         63    255 AM  46    1967  63      0       73       
  AVERAGE         73                        73      0       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.32 1979   0.08  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.25                      2.08   0.17     1.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.34                      5.00   1.34     2.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.51                      9.97   1.54     6.75    
                                                                     
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   26                        16     10       29       
  SINCE MAR 1    134                        86     48       62       
  SINCE JUL 1    510                       595    -85      492       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         8      0       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  117                       174    -57      161       
  SINCE MAR 1    234                       281    -47      302       
  SINCE JAN 1    334                       392    -58      398       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        94      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        50      1992                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2005...........SUNRISE   642 AM EDT   SUNSET   757 PM EDT   
MAY  2 2005...........SUNRISE   642 AM EDT   SUNSET   758 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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