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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
235 AM EDT SUN AUG 21 2011


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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 2011...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1939 TO 2011


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         88    219 PM  96    1993  90     -2       92       
                                      1957                          
  MINIMUM         75    432 AM  68    1967  73      2       75       
                                      1938                          
  AVERAGE         82                        82      0       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          7.97 2008   0.24  -0.19     0.47    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.26                      4.95  -0.69     5.33    
  SINCE JUN 1     14.39                     17.62  -3.23     9.46    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.40                     31.12  -5.72    24.13    
                                                                     
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       17                        17      0       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  383                       340     43      389       
  SINCE JUN 1   1434                      1318    116     1526       
  SINCE JAN 1   2388                      2044    344     2219       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90        95      1993                    
                                             1969                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        68      1972                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 21 2011........SUNRISE   656 AM EDT   SUNSET   756 PM EDT   
AUGUST 22 2011........SUNRISE   656 AM EDT   SUNSET   755 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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