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CDUS42 KMLB 010823
CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
421 AM EDT THU SEP 1 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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         95    237 PM  98    1955  89      6       90       
  MINIMUM         76   1102 PM  69    1994  73      3       75       
  AVERAGE         86                        81      5       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.12          0.87 1999   0.22  -0.10      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    7.16                      5.78   1.38    10.56    
  SINCE JUN 1     20.88                     16.99   3.89    23.63    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.48                     30.90   5.58    31.37    
                                                                     
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       21                        16      5       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  566                       506     60      517       
  SINCE JUN 1   1575                      1457    118     1528       
  SINCE JAN 1   2226                      2180     46     2284       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   89        98      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        68      1972                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  1 2005.....SUNRISE   701 AM EDT   SUNSET   743 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER  2 2005.....SUNRISE   702 AM EDT   SUNSET   742 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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