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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
321 AM EST THU MAR 31 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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    402 PM  92    1975  79     -4       79       
  MINIMUM         49    556 AM  48    1968  57     -8       54       
  AVERAGE         62                        68     -6       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.71 1996   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.09                      2.84   1.25     1.04    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.09                      2.84   1.25     1.04    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.26                      7.81   1.45     5.72    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         1      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  108                        69     39       33       
  SINCE MAR 1    108                        69     39       33       
  SINCE JUL 1    484                       578    -94      463       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  107                       103      4      135       
  SINCE MAR 1    107                       103      4      135       
  SINCE JAN 1    207                       214     -7      231       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        91      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        36      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 31 2005.........SUNRISE   614 AM EST   SUNSET   640 PM EST   
APRIL  1 2005.........SUNRISE   613 AM EST   SUNSET   641 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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