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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
321 AM EST TUE FEB 15 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 14 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         79    312 PM  86    1962  73      6       81       
  MINIMUM         49    302 AM  28    1996  51     -2       58       
  AVERAGE         64                        62      2       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.47 1981   0.09  -0.09     0.13    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      1.21  -1.16     0.84    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.73                      6.00  -1.27     5.69    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.72                      3.69  -1.97     2.96    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         5     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   82                        81      1       21       
  SINCE DEC 1    361                       410    -49      336       
  SINCE JUL 1    368                       445    -77      356       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        28    -28       46       
  SINCE DEC 1    115                       160    -45      115       
  SINCE JAN 1     54                        83    -29       75       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        87      1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        30      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 15 2005......SUNRISE   700 AM EST   SUNSET   614 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 16 2005......SUNRISE   659 AM EST   SUNSET   614 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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