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CDUS42 KMLB 240633
CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE
227 AM EDT WED AUG 24 2011


...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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         91   1036 AM  95    1960  90      1       93
                                      1952
  MINIMUM         76    627 AM  67    1973  73      3       75
  AVERAGE         84                        82      2       84

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.30          1.39 2004   0.24   0.06      T
  MONTH TO DATE    4.57                      5.68  -1.11     5.45
  SINCE JUN 1     14.70                     18.35  -3.65     9.58
  SINCE JAN 1     25.71                     31.85  -6.14    24.25

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       19                        17      2       19
  MONTH TO DATE  438                       391     47      445
  SINCE JUN 1   1489                      1369    120     1582
  SINCE JAN 1   2443                      2095    348     2275
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1

SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2

WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG

RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           800 PM
 LOWEST     59          1100 AM
 AVERAGE    78
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS AND RECORDS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90        95      1960
                                             1942
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        65      1957

SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 24 2011........SUNRISE   657 AM EDT   SUNSET   752 PM EDT
AUGUST 25 2011........SUNRISE   658 AM EDT   SUNSET   751 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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