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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
321 AM EST FRI APR 1 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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         83   1200 PM  91    1954  79      4       82       
  MINIMUM         67    638 AM  36    1971  58      9       60       
  AVERAGE         75                        68      7       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.23 1991   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.09                      2.92   1.17     1.04    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.09                      2.92   1.17     1.04    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.26                      7.89   1.37     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  108                        70     38       33       
  SINCE MAR 1    108                        70     38       33       
  SINCE JUL 1    484                       579    -95      463       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         4      6        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  117                       107     10      141       
  SINCE MAR 1    117                       107     10      141       
  SINCE JAN 1    217                       218     -1      237       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        92      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        41      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  1 2005.........SUNRISE   613 AM EST   SUNSET   641 PM EST   
APRIL  2 2005.........SUNRISE   612 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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