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CDUS42 KMLB 290823
CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
421 AM EDT MON AUG 29 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 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   1258 PM  96    1954  89      0       92       
  MINIMUM         78    316 PM  67    1997  73      5       73       
  AVERAGE         84                        81      3       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.20          5.17 1964   0.21  -0.01     0.20    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.38                      5.12   1.26     9.33    
  SINCE JUN 1     20.10                     16.33   3.77    22.40    
  SINCE JAN 1     35.70                     30.24   5.46    30.14    
                                                                     
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       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  505                       458     47      465       
  SINCE JUN 1   1514                      1409    105     1476       
  SINCE JAN 1   2165                      2132     33     2232       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           300 PM                                     
 LOWEST     70          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   89        96      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        67      1994                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 29 2005........SUNRISE   700 AM EDT   SUNSET   747 PM EDT   
AUGUST 30 2005........SUNRISE   700 AM EDT   SUNSET   746 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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