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CDUS42 KMLB 031402 CCA
CLIMLB

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
321 AM EST MON JAN 3 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 2 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         76    130 PM  83    1996  72      4       78       
  MINIMUM         54    659 AM  33    1949  50      4       57       
  AVERAGE         65                        61      4       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.60 1979   0.08  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.15  -0.11      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      3.05                      2.46   0.59     2.73    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.04                      0.15  -0.11      T      
                                                                     
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                        12    -12        0       
  SINCE DEC 1    150                       145      5      148       
  SINCE JUL 1    157                       180    -23      168       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         4     -3        6       
  SINCE DEC 1     62                        81    -19       46       
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         4     -3        6       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        86      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        33      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  3 2005.......SUNRISE   715 AM EST   SUNSET   540 PM EST   
JANUARY  4 2005.......SUNRISE   715 AM EST   SUNSET   541 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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