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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
421 AM EDT MON MAY 2 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         83    231 PM  94    2002  83      0       83       
  MINIMUM         71    541 AM  50    1992  63      8       72       
  AVERAGE         77                        73      4       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.95 1964   0.09  -0.09     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.09  -0.09     0.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.34                      5.09   1.25     2.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.51                     10.06   1.45     6.77    
                                                                     
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    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    134                        86     48       62       
  SINCE JUL 1    510                       595    -85      492       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         8      4       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                         8      4       13       
  SINCE MAR 1    246                       289    -43      315       
  SINCE JAN 1    346                       400    -54      411       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     58           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        95      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        51      1999                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2005...........SUNRISE   642 AM EDT   SUNSET   758 PM EDT   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   641 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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