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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
322 AM EST SUN JAN 9 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 8 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         80    117 PM  85    1993  72      8       71       
  MINIMUM         59    718 AM  29    1970  50      9       42       
  AVERAGE         70                        61      9       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.21 1998   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.63  -0.59      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      3.05                      2.94   0.11     2.73    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.04                      0.63  -0.59      T      
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        8       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        48    -48       17       
  SINCE DEC 1    150                       181    -31      165       
  SINCE JUL 1    157                       216    -59      185       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         2      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        16      9       21       
  SINCE DEC 1     86                        93     -7       61       
  SINCE JAN 1     25                        16      9       21       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        84      1997                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        28      1970                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  9 2005.......SUNRISE   716 AM EST   SUNSET   544 PM EST   
JANUARY 10 2005.......SUNRISE   716 AM EST   SUNSET   545 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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