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CDUS42 KMLB 130823
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
421 AM EDT FRI MAY 13 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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    230 PM  94    2003  84     -3       83       
  MINIMUM         61    409 AM  56    1986  65     -4       74       
  AVERAGE         71                        75     -4       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.27 1997   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.04                      1.21   0.83     0.71    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.38                      6.21   2.17     2.78    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.55                     11.18   2.37     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       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   84                       108    -24      112       
  SINCE MAR 1    318                       389    -71      414       
  SINCE JAN 1    418                       500    -82      510       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        93      1971                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        51      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 13 2005...........SUNRISE   634 AM EDT   SUNSET   804 PM EDT   
MAY 14 2005...........SUNRISE   633 AM EDT   SUNSET   805 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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