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CDUS42 KMLB 160822
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
421 AM EDT TUE AUG 16 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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    300 PM  98    1963  90      1       89       
  MINIMUM         72    600 AM  67    1976  73     -1       73       
  AVERAGE         82                        81      1       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.25 1973   0.18  -0.18     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.35                      2.57   2.78     4.75    
  SINCE JUN 1     19.07                     13.78   5.29    17.82    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.67                     27.69   6.98    25.56    
                                                                     
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                        16      1       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  257                       250      7      252       
  SINCE JUN 1   1266                      1201     65     1263       
  SINCE JAN 1   1917                      1924     -7     2019       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
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           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90        96      1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        69      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 16 2005........SUNRISE   653 AM EDT   SUNSET   800 PM EDT   
AUGUST 17 2005........SUNRISE   654 AM EDT   SUNSET   759 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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