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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
421 AM EDT WED MAY 4 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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    213 PM  93    1997  83     -2       84       
  MINIMUM         70    553 AM  55    1998  64      6       69       
  AVERAGE         76                        73      3       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08          3.30 1960   0.09  -0.01     0.68    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.27  -0.19     0.70    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.42                      5.27   1.15     2.77    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.59                     10.24   1.35     7.45    
                                                                     
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       11                         8      3       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   33                        24      9       37       
  SINCE MAR 1    267                       305    -38      339       
  SINCE JAN 1    367                       416    -49      435       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        94      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        51      1999                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2005...........SUNRISE   640 AM EDT   SUNSET   759 PM EDT   
MAY  5 2005...........SUNRISE   639 AM EDT   SUNSET   800 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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