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CDUS42 KMLB 250823
CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
322 AM EST TUE JAN 25 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 24 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         58    328 PM  84    2002  72    -14       69       
                                      1965                          
  MINIMUM         34    743 AM  29    2003  50    -16       39       
  AVERAGE         46                        61    -15       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.15 1958   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.61                      1.91  -0.30     0.92    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.62                      4.22   0.40     3.65    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.61                      1.91  -0.30     0.92    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                         7     12       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   97                       154    -57      127       
  SINCE DEC 1    247                       287    -40      275       
  SINCE JUL 1    254                       322    -68      295       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   51                        48      3       24       
  SINCE DEC 1    112                       125    -13       64       
  SINCE JAN 1     51                        48      3       24       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     48           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        85      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        32      2003                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 25 2005.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   557 PM EST   
JANUARY 26 2005.......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   558 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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