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CDUS42 KMLB 130822
CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
421 AM EDT SAT AUG 13 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 12 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    312 PM  98    1980  90      1       94       
  MINIMUM         75    612 AM  68    2003  73      2       75       
                                      1990                          
  AVERAGE         83                        82      1       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             3.66 1978   0.17  -0.17     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.05                      2.03   3.02     3.27    
  SINCE JUN 1     18.77                     13.24   5.53    16.34    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.37                     27.15   7.22    24.08    
                                                                     
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       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  202                       202      0      209       
  SINCE JUN 1   1211                      1153     58     1220       
  SINCE JAN 1   1862                      1876    -14     1976       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90       100      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        66      1979                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 13 2005........SUNRISE   652 AM EDT   SUNSET   803 PM EDT   
AUGUST 14 2005........SUNRISE   652 AM EDT   SUNSET   802 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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