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CDUS42 KMLB 110823
CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
421 AM EDT WED MAY 11 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 10 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   1154 AM  95    1978  84     -2       82       
  MINIMUM         60    554 AM  54    1980  65     -5       72       
  AVERAGE         71                        75     -4       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.60 1961   0.11  -0.11      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.04                      0.98   1.06     0.71    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.38                      5.98   2.40     2.78    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.55                     10.95   2.60     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        6                        10     -4       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   70                        88    -18       85       
  SINCE MAR 1    304                       369    -65      387       
  SINCE JAN 1    404                       480    -76      483       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        94      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        52      1977                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 11 2005...........SUNRISE   635 AM EDT   SUNSET   803 PM EDT   
MAY 12 2005...........SUNRISE   634 AM EDT   SUNSET   804 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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