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CDUS42 KMLB 260808
CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
406 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 25 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   1214 PM  94    1998  90     -1       87       
  MINIMUM         78    712 PM  67    1996  73      5       74       
  AVERAGE         84                        81      3       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.67          1.60 1960   0.20   0.47     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.15                      4.49   1.66     8.16    
  SINCE JUN 1     19.87                     15.70   4.17    21.23    
  SINCE JAN 1     35.47                     29.61   5.86    28.97    
                                                                     
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       19                        16      3       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  447                       410     37      415       
  SINCE JUN 1   1456                      1361     95     1426       
  SINCE JAN 1   2107                      2084     23     2182       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           400 PM                                     
 LOWEST     68          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90        97      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        68      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 26 2005........SUNRISE   658 AM EDT   SUNSET   750 PM EDT   
AUGUST 27 2005........SUNRISE   659 AM EDT   SUNSET   749 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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