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CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
421 AM EDT MON AUG 8 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 7 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         89    209 PM  97    1972  91     -2       85       
  MINIMUM         72    520 AM  69    1994  72      0       76       
  AVERAGE         81                        82     -1       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        2.08R         1.39 1966   0.17   1.91     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.52                      1.18   3.34     1.52    
  SINCE JUN 1     18.24                     12.39   5.85    14.59    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.84                     26.30   7.54    22.33    
                                                                     
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       16                        17     -1       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  116                       119     -3      123       
  SINCE JUN 1   1125                      1070     55     1134       
  SINCE JAN 1   1776                      1793    -17     1890       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     63          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91        96      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        67      1979                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  8 2005........SUNRISE   649 AM EDT   SUNSET   807 PM EDT   
AUGUST  9 2005........SUNRISE   649 AM EDT   SUNSET   806 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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