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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
322 AM EST SUN JAN 2 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 1 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   1220 PM  84    1974  72      3       77       
                                      2000                          
                                      2000                          
  MINIMUM         56    630 AM  28    2001  51      5       58       
                                      2000                          
                                      2000                          
  AVERAGE         66                        61      5       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          1.67 1996   0.07  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.07  -0.03     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.05                      2.38   0.67     2.73    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.04                      0.07  -0.03     0.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6        0       
  SINCE DEC 1    150                       139     11      148       
  SINCE JUL 1    157                       174    -17      168       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         2     -1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         2     -1        3       
  SINCE DEC 1     62                        79    -17       43       
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         2     -1        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        83      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        33      1949                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  2 2005.......SUNRISE   715 AM EST   SUNSET   539 PM EST   
JANUARY  3 2005.......SUNRISE   715 AM EST   SUNSET   540 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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