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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
321 AM EST WED MAR 9 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         78   1149 AM  90    1961  76      2       70       
  MINIMUM         54   1154 PM  38    1962  54      0       50       
  AVERAGE         66                        65      1       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.70 1969   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      0.80  -0.72      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.08                      0.80  -0.72      T      
  SINCE JAN 1      5.25                      5.77  -0.52     4.68    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   45                        27     18        5       
  SINCE MAR 1     45                        27     18        5       
  SINCE JUL 1    421                       536   -115      435       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         3     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        24    -21       60       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                        24    -21       60       
  SINCE JAN 1    103                       135    -32      156       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        88      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        34      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2005.........SUNRISE   639 AM EST   SUNSET   628 PM EST   
MARCH 10 2005.........SUNRISE   638 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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