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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
321 AM EST MON JAN 31 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 30 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         78    432 PM  86    1972  72      6       70       
  MINIMUM         54   1001 PM  30    1966  50      4       52       
  AVERAGE         66                        61      5       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.40 1960   0.08  -0.08     0.10    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.67                      2.39  -0.72     1.48    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.68                      4.70  -0.02     4.21    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.67                      2.39  -0.72     1.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  119                       190    -71      160       
  SINCE DEC 1    269                       323    -54      308       
  SINCE JUL 1    276                       358    -82      328       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   54                        54      0       29       
  SINCE DEC 1    115                       131    -16       69       
  SINCE JAN 1     54                        54      0       29       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     39           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        88      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        26      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 31 2005.......SUNRISE   710 AM EST   SUNSET   602 PM EST   
FEBRUARY  1 2005......SUNRISE   710 AM EST   SUNSET   603 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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