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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
321 AM EST SUN FEB 27 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 26 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         77    228 PM  86    1996  74      3       76       
  MINIMUM         62    729 AM  27    1967  52     10       53       
  AVERAGE         70                        63      7       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.60 1963   0.09  -0.09     0.16    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.10                      2.29  -2.19     2.56    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.78                      7.08  -2.30     7.41    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.77                      4.77  -3.00     4.68    
                                                                     
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                       137    -47       67       
  SINCE DEC 1    369                       466    -97      382       
  SINCE JUL 1    376                       501   -125      402       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         2      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        52    -15       67       
  SINCE DEC 1    152                       184    -32      136       
  SINCE JAN 1     91                       107    -16       96       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        87      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        30      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 27 2005......SUNRISE   649 AM EST   SUNSET   622 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 28 2005......SUNRISE   648 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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