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CDUS42 KMLB 250823
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
321 AM EST FRI FEB 25 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 24 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         83    230 PM  92    1962  74      9       88       
  MINIMUM         61    718 AM  29    1989  52      9       65       
  AVERAGE         72                        63      9       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.20 1960   0.09  -0.09     0.51    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.07                      2.11  -2.04     1.40    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.75                      6.90  -2.15     6.25    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.74                      4.59  -2.85     3.52    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   90                       129    -39       67       
  SINCE DEC 1    369                       458    -89      382       
  SINCE JUL 1    376                       493   -117      402       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         2      5       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        48    -19       66       
  SINCE DEC 1    144                       180    -36      135       
  SINCE JAN 1     83                       103    -20       95       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        84      1958                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        32      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 25 2005......SUNRISE   651 AM EST   SUNSET   620 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 26 2005......SUNRISE   650 AM EST   SUNSET   621 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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