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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Hi Everyone<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Have been putting together a unit on Rain for Science and got some data for February Rainfall 2012 from
<a href="http://www.melbournewater.com.au/">www.melbournewater.com.au</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Have put it into a spreadsheet so that anyone can use as an activity with their IT students especially in Unit 1.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Interestingly there seems to be some errors in the Data? Frankston North (5.8mm) and Somerton (7.8mm) have quite low values compared to the rest of the state
40+ mm and some around 150mm.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">I have emailed Melbourne Water to see if they can explain as typographical or machine error (gauges).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">There could be a project/outcome in there as they have monthly data going back to September 2003. So that you could pick areas close by and study the pattern
of data over a period of 8 years.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Try these links:
<a href="http://www.melbournewater.com.au/content/water_storages/water_report/rainfall_data.asp">
http://www.melbournewater.com.au/content/water_storages/water_report/rainfall_data.asp</a> and the archive<br>
<a href="http://www.melbournewater.com.au/content/water_storages/water_report/rainfall_archive.asp">http://www.melbournewater.com.au/content/water_storages/water_report/rainfall_archive.asp</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial">Will let you know of response from Melbourne Water.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Lucida Calligraphy"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy"">Frank Russo</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font size="2" face="Lucida Calligraphy"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy"">Mobile</span></font></st1:place></st1:City><font size="2" face="Lucida Calligraphy"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Lucida Calligraphy"">:
0409022197</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Lucida Calligraphy"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Calligraphy"">Leading Teacher ~ Timetabler & Daily Organiser<br>
Staff OH&S Representative<br>
Teacher:- IT, Multimedia, Maths & Science.<br>
AEU Branch President<br>
Consultative & Planning Committee Member</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<st1:State w:st="on">Victoria</st1:State>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Australia</st1:country-region></span></font></st1:place><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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