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CDUS42 KMLB 020822
CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
421 AM EDT SUN OCT 2 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 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         87    202 PM  95    1958  86      1       86       
  MINIMUM         79    605 PM  61    2001  70      9       74       
  AVERAGE         83                        78      5       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.09          1.01 1966   0.21  -0.12      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.09                      0.21  -0.12      T      
  SINCE SEP 1      8.09                      7.41   0.68    16.63    
  SINCE JAN 1     44.57                     38.31   6.26    48.00    
                                                                     
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       18                        13      5       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        13      5       15       
  SINCE SEP 1    493                       464     29      531       
  SINCE JAN 1   2719                      2644     75     2815       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     61          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        96      1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        59      2001                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  2 2005.......SUNRISE   716 AM EDT   SUNSET   707 PM EDT   
OCTOBER  3 2005.......SUNRISE   717 AM EDT   SUNSET   706 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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