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CDUS42 KMLB 292023
CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
423 PM EDT SUN APR 29 2012


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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 2012...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1939 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         82   1258 PM  91    1986  83     -1       79       
                                      1968                          
                                      1964                          
  MINIMUM         72    551 AM  49    1992  63      9       60       
                                      1980                          
  AVERAGE         77                        73      4       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             0.49 1989   0.06  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.43                      2.07   0.36     1.74    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.46                      5.35   0.11     6.21    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.74                     10.15  -3.41    10.51    
                                                                     
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    9                        15     -6        3       
  SINCE MAR 1     24                        86    -62       39       
  SINCE JUL 1    286                       575   -289      613       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY           12                         8      4        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  221                       169     52      276       
  SINCE MAR 1    447                       268    179      404       
  SINCE JAN 1    605                       366    239      560       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        93      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        46      1967                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 29 2012.........SUNRISE   644 AM EDT   SUNSET   756 PM EDT   
APRIL 30 2012.........SUNRISE   643 AM EDT   SUNSET   757 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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