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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
321 AM EST TUE MAR 8 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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         75    425 PM  89    2003  76     -1       84       
                                      1996                          
  MINIMUM         58    721 AM  39    1966  54      4       63       
  AVERAGE         67                        65      2       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.20 1987   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.70  -0.62      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.08                      0.70  -0.62      T      
  SINCE JAN 1      5.25                      5.67  -0.42     4.68    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   45                        24     21        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     45                        24     21        0       
  SINCE JUL 1    421                       533   -112      430       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         3     -1        9       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        21    -19       60       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                        21    -19       60       
  SINCE JAN 1    102                       132    -30      156       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        90      1961                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        38      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  8 2005.........SUNRISE   640 AM EST   SUNSET   627 PM EST   
MARCH  9 2005.........SUNRISE   639 AM EST   SUNSET   628 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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