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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
421 AM EDT TUE MAY 24 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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         85    403 PM  95    1961  86     -1       84       
  MINIMUM         69    609 AM  57    1994  68      1       66       
  AVERAGE         77                        77      0       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          5.00 1984   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.64                      2.66  -0.02     0.99    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.98                      7.66   1.32     3.06    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.15                     12.63   1.52     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       12                        12      0       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  204                       230    -26      249       
  SINCE MAR 1    438                       511    -73      551       
  SINCE JAN 1    538                       622    -84      647       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        95      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        57      1994                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 24 2005...........SUNRISE   628 AM EDT   SUNSET   811 PM EDT   
MAY 25 2005...........SUNRISE   628 AM EDT   SUNSET   811 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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