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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
322 AM EST MON MAR 21 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         70    111 PM  92    1977  78     -8       78       
  MINIMUM         47    617 AM  38    1965  56     -9       67       
  AVERAGE         59                        67     -8       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.90 1954   0.09  -0.09      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.12                      1.98   1.14     0.92    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.12                      1.98   1.14     0.92    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.29                      6.95   1.34     5.60    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         2      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  105                        55     50       33       
  SINCE MAR 1    105                        55     50       33       
  SINCE JUL 1    481                       564    -83      463       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        63    -34      100       
  SINCE MAR 1     29                        63    -34      100       
  SINCE JAN 1    129                       174    -45      196       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        90      1977                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        34      1981                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 21 2005.........SUNRISE   625 AM EST   SUNSET   635 PM EST   
MARCH 22 2005.........SUNRISE   624 AM EST   SUNSET   635 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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