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CDUS42 KMLB 310815  
CLIMLB  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE  
415 AM EDT SUN AUG 31 2008  
 
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..THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 2008  
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 88 136 PM 96 1999 89 -1 92  
MINIMUM 76 1046 PM 65 1965 73 3 74  
AVERAGE 82 81 1 83  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.51 3.06 2006 0.22 0.29 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 21.05 5.56 15.49 1.16  
SINCE JUN 1 38.39 16.77 21.62 22.11  
SINCE JAN 1 48.89 30.68 18.21 29.21  
 
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 16 1 18  
MONTH TO DATE 492 490 2 580  
SINCE JUN 1 1453 1441 12 1615  
SINCE JAN 1 2431 2164 267 2579    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.4  
 
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 85 100 AM  
LOWEST 72 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 79  
 
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 89 98 1955  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 69 1994  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 31 2008........SUNRISE 701 AM EDT SUNSET 744 PM EDT  
SEPTEMBER 1 2008.....SUNRISE 701 AM EDT SUNSET 743 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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