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CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
421 AM EDT SAT MAY 7 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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         74    159 PM  92    1952  84    -10       81       
  MINIMUM         59   1154 PM  49    1963  64     -5       58       
  AVERAGE         67                        74     -7       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.40 1974   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.04                      0.56   1.48     0.71    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.38                      5.56   2.82     2.78    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.55                     10.53   3.02     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        2                         9     -7        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   52                        51      1       52       
  SINCE MAR 1    286                       332    -46      354       
  SINCE JAN 1    386                       443    -57      450       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     66           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        91      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        53      1992                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  7 2005...........SUNRISE   638 AM EDT   SUNSET   801 PM EDT   
MAY  8 2005...........SUNRISE   637 AM EDT   SUNSET   801 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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