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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
321 AM EST FRI JAN 7 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 6 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         81    253 PM  88    1960  72      9       82       
  MINIMUM         62    403 AM  31    1999  50     12       56       
  AVERAGE         72                        61     11       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.73 2000   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.47  -0.43      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      3.05                      2.78   0.27     2.73    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.04                      0.47  -0.43      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                        36    -36        0       
  SINCE DEC 1    150                       169    -19      148       
  SINCE JUL 1    157                       204    -47      168       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         2      5        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                        12      1       21       
  SINCE DEC 1     74                        89    -15       61       
  SINCE JAN 1     13                        12      1       21       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        89      1960                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        32      2001                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  7 2005.......SUNRISE   715 AM EST   SUNSET   543 PM EST   
JANUARY  8 2005.......SUNRISE   715 AM EST   SUNSET   544 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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