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CDUS42 KMLB 050823
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
422 AM EDT THU MAY 5 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         79   1250 PM  94    1984  83     -4       78       
  MINIMUM         69    652 PM  51    1999  64      5       66       
  AVERAGE         74                        74      0       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.37          2.28 1978   0.09   1.28     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.45                      0.36   1.09     0.71    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.79                      5.36   2.43     2.78    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.96                     10.33   2.63     7.46    
                                                                     
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        9                         9      0        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   42                        33      9       44       
  SINCE MAR 1    276                       314    -38      346       
  SINCE JAN 1    376                       425    -49      442       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 PM                                     
 LOWEST     76          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        91      1995                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        48      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2005...........SUNRISE   639 AM EDT   SUNSET   800 PM EDT   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   638 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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