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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE, FL                               
450 PM EST MON MAR 15 2004

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         80   1240 PM  89    1964  77      3       78       
  MINIMUM         70    639 AM  34    1993  55     15       67       
  AVERAGE         75                        66      9       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          3.10 1952   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.50  -1.50     1.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         1.50  -1.50     1.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.68                      6.47  -1.79     3.44    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   33                        45    -12        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     33                        45    -12        0       
  SINCE JUL 1    463                       554    -91      678       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY           10                         3      7        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   78                        45     33      128       
  SINCE MAR 1     78                        45     33      128       
  SINCE JAN 1    174                       156     18      203       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84          M300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67          M100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        90      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        39      1988                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 15 2004.........SUNRISE   632 AM EST   SUNSET   631 PM EST   
MARCH 16 2004.........SUNRISE   631 AM EST   SUNSET   632 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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