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CDUS42 KMLB 120822
CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
421 AM EDT FRI AUG 12 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 11 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         90   1107 AM  97    1980  90      0       91       
  MINIMUM         76    606 AM  68    1979  73      3       73       
  AVERAGE         83                        82      1       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.52          1.70 1983   0.17   0.35     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.05                      1.86   3.19     3.26    
  SINCE JUN 1     18.77                     13.07   5.70    16.33    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.37                     26.98   7.39    24.07    
                                                                     
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       18                        16      2       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  184                       186     -2      189       
  SINCE JUN 1   1193                      1137     56     1200       
  SINCE JAN 1   1844                      1860    -16     1956       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90        98      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        68      2003                    
                                             1990                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 12 2005........SUNRISE   651 AM EDT   SUNSET   804 PM EDT   
AUGUST 13 2005........SUNRISE   652 AM EDT   SUNSET   803 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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