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CDUS42 KMLB 260823
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
421 AM EDT THU MAY 26 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 25 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         83    159 PM  95    2000  86     -3       84       
  MINIMUM         72    441 PM  58    1992  68      4       63       
  AVERAGE         78                        77      1       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.06          2.01 2001   0.15  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.70                      2.96  -0.26     0.99    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.04                      7.96   1.08     3.06    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.21                     12.93   1.28     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       13                        12      1        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  233                       254    -21      269       
  SINCE MAR 1    467                       535    -68      571       
  SINCE JAN 1    567                       646    -79      667       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        95      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        54      1979                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 26 2005...........SUNRISE   628 AM EDT   SUNSET   812 PM EDT   
MAY 27 2005...........SUNRISE   627 AM EDT   SUNSET   812 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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