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CDUS42 KMLB 010823
CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
321 AM EST TUE MAR 1 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 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    436 PM  88    1961  75      2       67       
  MINIMUM         61   1159 PM  32    1965  52      9       45       
  AVERAGE         69                        64      5       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.28 1959   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.50                      2.49   1.01     2.56    
  SINCE DEC 1      8.18                      7.28   0.90     7.41    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.17                      4.97   0.20     4.68    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   90                       145    -55       91       
  SINCE DEC 1    369                       474   -105      406       
  SINCE JUL 1    376                       509   -133      426       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         2      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   46                        56    -10       67       
  SINCE DEC 1    161                       188    -27      136       
  SINCE JAN 1    100                       111    -11       96       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        85      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        35      1968                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  1 2005.........SUNRISE   647 AM EST   SUNSET   623 PM EST   
MARCH  2 2005.........SUNRISE   646 AM EST   SUNSET   624 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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