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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
322 AM EST WED JAN 5 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 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    253 PM  85    1972  72      4       79       
  MINIMUM         56    424 AM  28    2001  50      6       57       
  AVERAGE         66                        61      5       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.80 1969   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.31  -0.27      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      3.05                      2.62   0.43     2.73    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.04                      0.31  -0.27      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                        24    -24        0       
  SINCE DEC 1    150                       157     -7      148       
  SINCE JUL 1    157                       192    -35      168       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         2     -1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         8     -4       12       
  SINCE DEC 1     65                        85    -20       52       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         8     -4       12       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        84      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        29      2001                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  5 2005.......SUNRISE   715 AM EST   SUNSET   541 PM EST   
JANUARY  6 2005.......SUNRISE   715 AM EST   SUNSET   542 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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