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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
316 AM EST MON MAR 28 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27 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         88    328 PM  91    1994  79      9       77       
  MINIMUM         71   1219 AM  44    1971  57     14       67       
  AVERAGE         80                        68     12       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.55 1965   0.08  -0.08     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.08                      2.60   1.48     1.04    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.08                      2.60   1.48     1.04    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.25                      7.57   1.68     5.72    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  105                        66     39       33       
  SINCE MAR 1    105                        66     39       33       
  SINCE JUL 1    481                       575    -94      463       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                         4     11        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   98                        91      7      129       
  SINCE MAR 1     98                        91      7      129       
  SINCE JAN 1    198                       202     -4      225       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        93      1994                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        43      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 28 2005.........SUNRISE   617 AM EST   SUNSET   638 PM EST   
MARCH 29 2005.........SUNRISE   616 AM EST   SUNSET   639 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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