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CDUS42 KMLB 162019
CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
417 PM EDT WED AUG 16 2006

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 2006...
VALID TODAY AS OF 400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1939 TO 2006

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         89    209 PM  96    1957  90     -1       91       
  MINIMUM         73    454 AM  69    1996  73      0       76       
  AVERAGE         81                        81      0       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.28 1952   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      2.75  -2.74     5.35    
  SINCE JUN 1     15.24                     13.96   1.28    19.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.05                     27.87  -6.82    34.67    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            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                                                             
  TODAY           16                        16      0       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  285                       266     19      276       
  SINCE JUN 1   1250                      1217     33     1285       
  SINCE JAN 1   2077                      1940    137     1936       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90        95      1958                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        69      2000                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 16 2006........SUNRISE   653 AM EDT   SUNSET   800 PM EDT   
AUGUST 17 2006........SUNRISE   654 AM EDT   SUNSET   759 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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