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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
421 AM EDT TUE AUG 9 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 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         87    447 PM  96    1981  91     -4       89       
  MINIMUM         72    436 AM  67    1979  72      0       75       
  AVERAGE         80                        82     -2       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.69 2004   0.17  -0.16     1.68    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.53                      1.35   3.18     3.20    
  SINCE JUN 1     18.25                     12.56   5.69    16.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.85                     26.47   7.38    24.01    
                                                                     
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       15                        17     -2       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  131                       136     -5      140       
  SINCE JUN 1   1140                      1087     53     1151       
  SINCE JAN 1   1791                      1810    -19     1907       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90        98      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        69      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  9 2005........SUNRISE   649 AM EDT   SUNSET   806 PM EDT   
AUGUST 10 2005........SUNRISE   650 AM EDT   SUNSET   805 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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