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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
321 AM EST WED MAR 2 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 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         72    355 PM  85    1962  75     -3       76       
  MINIMUM         50    703 AM  35    1968  53     -3       65       
  AVERAGE         61                        64     -3       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.91 1980   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.17                      5.07   0.10     4.68    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         4      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         4      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         4      0        0       
  SINCE JUL 1    380                       513   -133      430       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        6       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         3     -3        6       
  SINCE JAN 1    100                       114    -14      102       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        87      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        30      1968                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  2 2005.........SUNRISE   646 AM EST   SUNSET   624 PM EST   
MARCH  3 2005.........SUNRISE   645 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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