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CDUS42 KMLB 210823
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
421 AM EDT SAT MAY 21 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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    355 PM  95    1980  86     -4       84       
  MINIMUM         65    544 AM  58    1979  67     -2       73       
  AVERAGE         74                        76     -2       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.35 1991   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.63                      2.23   0.40     0.99    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.97                      7.23   1.74     3.06    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.14                     12.20   1.94     7.74    
                                                                     
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                        11     -2       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  166                       194    -28      220       
  SINCE MAR 1    400                       475    -75      522       
  SINCE JAN 1    500                       586    -86      618       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        96      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        58      1994                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 21 2005...........SUNRISE   630 AM EDT   SUNSET   809 PM EDT   
MAY 22 2005...........SUNRISE   629 AM EDT   SUNSET   810 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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