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CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
421 AM EDT THU SEP 8 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 7 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         83    120 PM  95    1962  89     -6       90       
  MINIMUM         75    654 AM  64    1976  73      2       77       
  AVERAGE         79                        81     -2       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.21          3.11 1948   0.25  -0.04     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.71                      1.66   1.05     8.04    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.71                      1.66   1.05     8.04    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.19                     32.56   6.63    39.41    
                                                                     
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 SEP 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        16     -2       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  117                       112      5      120       
  SINCE SEP 1    117                       112      5      120       
  SINCE JAN 1   2343                      2292     51     2404       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     79          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    90                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   89        95      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        68      1997                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  8 2005.....SUNRISE   704 AM EDT   SUNSET   735 PM EDT   
SEPTEMBER  9 2005.....SUNRISE   705 AM EDT   SUNSET   734 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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