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CDUS42 KMLB 012027
CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
424 PM EDT SAT NOV 1 2008


...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 1 2008...
   VALID TODAY AS OF 400 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         73   1217 PM  87    1995  81     -8       85       
  MINIMUM         65    736 AM  37    1993  64      1       75       
  AVERAGE         69                        72     -3       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             2.06 2006   0.12  -0.12     0.54    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.12  -0.12     0.54    
  SINCE SEP 1     12.37                     12.08   0.29    13.63    
  SINCE JAN 1     61.27                     42.98  18.29    42.85    
                                                                     
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 SEP 1     22                         1     21        0       
  SINCE JUL 1     22                         1     21        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            4                         7     -3       15       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         7     -3       15       
  SINCE SEP 1    814                       779     35     1041       
  SINCE JAN 1   3262                      2959    303     3640       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS AND RECORDS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        88      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        45      1993                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  1 2008......SUNRISE   734 AM EDT   SUNSET   638 PM EDT   
NOVEMBER  2 2008......SUNRISE   635 AM EST   SUNSET   537 PM EST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          



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