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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
322 AM EST FRI JAN 14 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 13 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    149 PM  86    1972  72      8       70       
  MINIMUM         72    606 AM  28    1981  50     22       43       
  AVERAGE         76                        61     15       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             3.00 1961   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      1.03  -0.99     0.18    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.05                      3.34  -0.29     2.91    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.04                      1.03  -0.99     0.18    
                                                                     
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                        78    -78       58       
  SINCE DEC 1    150                       211    -61      206       
  SINCE JUL 1    157                       246    -89      226       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         2      9        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   47                        26     21       21       
  SINCE DEC 1    108                       103      5       61       
  SINCE JAN 1     47                        26     21       21       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     71           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        85      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        28      1981                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 14 2005.......SUNRISE   715 AM EST   SUNSET   548 PM EST   
JANUARY 15 2005.......SUNRISE   715 AM EST   SUNSET   549 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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