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CDUS42 KMLB 280824
CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
322 AM EST MON FEB 28 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 27 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         73   1008 PM  87    1977  75     -2       54       
  MINIMUM         67   1039 AM  30    1967  52     15       45       
  AVERAGE         70                        63      7       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        3.40R         1.53 1983   0.10   3.30     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.50                      2.39   1.11     2.56    
  SINCE DEC 1      8.18                      7.18   1.00     7.41    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.17                      4.87   0.30     4.68    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   90                       141    -51       82       
  SINCE DEC 1    369                       470   -101      397       
  SINCE JUL 1    376                       505   -129      417       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         2      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   42                        54    -12       67       
  SINCE DEC 1    157                       186    -29      136       
  SINCE JAN 1     96                       109    -13       96       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    39   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     79          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    88                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        88      1961                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        32      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 28 2005......SUNRISE   648 AM EST   SUNSET   622 PM EST   
MARCH  1 2005.........SUNRISE   647 AM EST   SUNSET   623 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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