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CDUS42 KMLB 260823
CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
321 AM EST SAT FEB 26 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 25 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         76   1219 PM  84    1958  74      2       70       
  MINIMUM         59    358 AM  32    1989  52      7       62       
  AVERAGE         68                        63      5       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          1.18 1957   0.09  -0.06     1.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.10                      2.20  -2.10     2.40    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.78                      6.99  -2.21     7.25    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.77                      4.68  -2.91     4.52    
                                                                     
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                       133    -43       67       
  SINCE DEC 1    369                       462    -93      382       
  SINCE JUL 1    376                       497   -121      402       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         2      1        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        50    -18       67       
  SINCE DEC 1    147                       182    -35      136       
  SINCE JAN 1     86                       105    -19       96       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     68          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        86      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        27      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 26 2005......SUNRISE   650 AM EST   SUNSET   621 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 27 2005......SUNRISE   649 AM EST   SUNSET   622 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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