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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
321 AM EST FRI MAR 4 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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         59    241 PM  90    2001  75    -16       79       
  MINIMUM         44    234 AM  25    1980  53     -9       63       
  AVERAGE         52                        64    -12       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          1.31 1991   0.10  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.07                      0.30  -0.23     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.07                      0.30  -0.23     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.24                      5.27  -0.03     4.68    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         4      9        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   30                        12     18        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     30                        12     18        0       
  SINCE JUL 1    406                       521   -115      430       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         9     -9       20       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         9     -9       20       
  SINCE JAN 1    100                       120    -20      116       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     56          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        87      1982                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        35      1980                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2005.........SUNRISE   644 AM EST   SUNSET   625 PM EST   
MARCH  5 2005.........SUNRISE   643 AM EST   SUNSET   625 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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