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CDUS42 KMLB 092039
CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE
438 PM EDT WED MAY 9 2012


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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 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         89    107 PM  94    1978  85      4       90
                                      1975
                                      1962
  MINIMUM         68    612 AM  48    1992  65      3       64
  AVERAGE         79                        75      4       77

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.73          2.29 1999   0.09   0.64     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.59                      0.62   1.97      T
  SINCE MAR 1      8.07                      6.03   2.04     6.21
  SINCE JAN 1      9.35                     10.83  -1.48    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    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1     24                        87    -63       39
  SINCE JUL 1    286                       576   -290      613

 COOLING
  TODAY           14                        10      4       12
  MONTH TO DATE  112                        83     29      101
  SINCE MAR 1    572                       360    212      510
  SINCE JAN 1    730                       458    272      666
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           700 AM
 LOWEST     46           100 PM
 AVERAGE    72

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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        95      1978
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        54      1980


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  9 2012...........SUNRISE   636 AM EDT   SUNSET   802 PM EDT
MAY 10 2012...........SUNRISE   635 AM EDT   SUNSET   803 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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