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CDUS42 KMLB 292035
CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE
435 PM EDT FRI AUG 29 2008


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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 2008...
VALID TODAY AS OF 4 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1939 TO 2008


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         87    244 PM  96    1999  89     -2       92
  MINIMUM         75    617 AM  67    1994  73      2       77
  AVERAGE         81                        81      0       85

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.58 2000   0.22  -0.22     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE   20.54                      5.34  15.20     1.16
  SINCE JUN 1     37.88                     16.55  21.33    22.11
  SINCE JAN 1     48.38                     30.46  17.92    29.21

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 JUN 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0

 COOLING
  TODAY           16                        16      0       20
  MONTH TO DATE  475                       474      1      562
  SINCE JUN 1   1436                      1425     11     1597
  SINCE JAN 1   2414                      2148    266     2561
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 WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    94           400 AM
 LOWEST     65          1100 AM
 AVERAGE    80

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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   89        96      1999
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        65      1965


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 29 2008........SUNRISE   700 AM EDT   SUNSET   746 PM EDT
AUGUST 30 2008........SUNRISE   700 AM EDT   SUNSET   745 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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