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CDUS42 KMLB 010823
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
321 AM EST TUE FEB 1 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 31 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         66    304 PM  88    1991  72     -6       65       
  MINIMUM         44    730 AM  26    1966  50     -6       51       
  AVERAGE         55                        61     -6       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.34 1999   0.09  -0.09     0.64    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.67                      2.48  -0.81     2.12    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.68                      4.79  -0.11     4.85    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.67                      2.48  -0.81     2.12    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         6      4        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  129                       196    -67      167       
  SINCE DEC 1    279                       329    -50      315       
  SINCE JUL 1    286                       364    -78      335       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   54                        55     -1       29       
  SINCE DEC 1    115                       132    -17       69       
  SINCE JAN 1     54                        55     -1       29       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        86      1985                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        32      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  1 2005......SUNRISE   710 AM EST   SUNSET   603 PM EST   
FEBRUARY  2 2005......SUNRISE   709 AM EST   SUNSET   604 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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