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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
321 AM EST MON MAR 7 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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    321 PM  89    1977  76     -3       88       
  MINIMUM         50    543 AM  35    1962  54     -4       61       
  AVERAGE         62                        65     -3       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.72 1988   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.60  -0.52      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.08                      0.60  -0.52      T      
  SINCE JAN 1      5.25                      5.57  -0.32     4.68    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         3      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   45                        21     24        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     45                        21     24        0       
  SINCE JUL 1    421                       530   -109      430       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3       10       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        18    -18       51       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        18    -18       51       
  SINCE JAN 1    100                       129    -29      147       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     19           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        89      2003                    
                                             1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        39      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  7 2005.........SUNRISE   641 AM EST   SUNSET   627 PM EST   
MARCH  8 2005.........SUNRISE   640 AM EST   SUNSET   627 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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