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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
321 AM EST MON FEB 21 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 20 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         74    101 PM  86    1988  73      1       77       
  MINIMUM         57   1205 AM  35    1958  51      6       43       
  AVERAGE         66                        62      4       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.24 1998   0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      1.75  -1.70     0.89    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.73                      6.54  -1.81     5.74    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.72                      4.23  -2.51     3.01    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   90                       111    -21       67       
  SINCE DEC 1    369                       440    -71      382       
  SINCE JUL 1    376                       475    -99      402       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         2     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   10                        40    -30       47       
  SINCE DEC 1    125                       172    -47      116       
  SINCE JAN 1     64                        95    -31       76       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    73           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     49           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        88      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        30      1977                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 21 2005......SUNRISE   655 AM EST   SUNSET   618 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 22 2005......SUNRISE   654 AM EST   SUNSET   618 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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