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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
322 AM EST SUN JAN 23 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 22 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         74    304 PM  85    1954  71      3       71       
  MINIMUM         49    452 AM  22    1985  50     -1       48       
  AVERAGE         62                        60      2       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.00 1966   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.52                      1.75  -0.23     0.92    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.53                      4.06   0.47     3.65    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.52                      1.75  -0.23     0.92    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         7     -4        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   64                       140    -76      104       
  SINCE DEC 1    214                       273    -59      252       
  SINCE JUL 1    221                       308    -87      272       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   51                        44      7       24       
  SINCE DEC 1    112                       121     -9       64       
  SINCE JAN 1     51                        44      7       24       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        84      1982                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        28      1985                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 23 2005.......SUNRISE   714 AM EST   SUNSET   556 PM EST   
JANUARY 24 2005.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   557 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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