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CDUS42 KMLB 270822
CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
421 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 26 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    121 PM  97    1998  90     -1       90       
  MINIMUM         76    711 AM  68    1996  73      3       72       
  AVERAGE         83                        81      2       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          3.00 1968   0.21  -0.18     0.55    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.18                      4.70   1.48     8.71    
  SINCE JUN 1     19.90                     15.91   3.99    21.78    
  SINCE JAN 1     35.50                     29.82   5.68    29.52    
                                                                     
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       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  465                       426     39      431       
  SINCE JUN 1   1474                      1377     97     1442       
  SINCE JAN 1   2125                      2100     25     2198       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90        97      1982                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        65      1964                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 27 2005........SUNRISE   659 AM EDT   SUNSET   749 PM EDT   
AUGUST 28 2005........SUNRISE   659 AM EDT   SUNSET   748 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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