251 CDUS42 KMLB 240810 CLIMLB CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE 410 AM EDT THU MAR 24 2011 ................................... ...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 2011... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1939 TO 2011 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 86 404 PM 89 1975 78 8 74 MINIMUM 59 630 AM 32 1968 56 3 54 AVERAGE 73 67 6 64 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.27 1962 0.09 -0.09 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.58 2.25 -0.67 5.22 SINCE MAR 1 1.58 2.25 -0.67 5.22 SINCE JAN 1 5.88 7.22 -1.34 8.73 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 1 MONTH TO DATE 36 61 -25 116 SINCE MAR 1 36 61 -25 116 SINCE JUL 1 610 570 40 885 COOLING YESTERDAY 8 4 4 0 MONTH TO DATE 68 75 -7 12 SINCE MAR 1 68 75 -7 12 SINCE JAN 1 224 186 38 64 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (250) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 800 AM LOWEST 32 400 PM AVERAGE 66 .......................................................... THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 90 1994 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 34 1968 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 24 2011.........SUNRISE 722 AM EDT SUNSET 736 PM EDT MARCH 25 2011.........SUNRISE 721 AM EDT SUNSET 737 PM EDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$