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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
421 AM EDT TUE AUG 2 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 1 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         91   1143 AM  99    1999  90      1       91       
  MINIMUM         73    606 AM  68    1978  72      1       74       
  AVERAGE         82                        81      1       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.33          1.42 1967   0.16   1.17     0.18    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.33                      0.16   1.17     0.18    
  SINCE JUN 1     15.05                     11.37   3.68    13.25    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.65                     25.28   5.37    20.99    
                                                                     
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 JUN 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        17      0       18       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                        17      0       18       
  SINCE JUN 1   1026                       968     58     1029       
  SINCE JAN 1   1677                      1691    -14     1785       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     59          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90       101      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        67      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  2 2005........SUNRISE   646 AM EDT   SUNSET   812 PM EDT   
AUGUST  3 2005........SUNRISE   646 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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