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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
421 AM EST TUE DEC 6 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 5 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         81    130 PM  89    1983  75      6       75       
  MINIMUM         58    406 AM  35    1968  55      3       51       
  AVERAGE         70                        65      5       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.08 1985   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.42  -0.42     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.00                      0.42  -0.42     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     57.52                     46.40  11.12    54.10    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   28                        15     13       12       
  SINCE DEC 1     28                        15     13       12       
  SINCE JUL 1     66                        50     16       19       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         3      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        15    -10       12       
  SINCE DEC 1      5                        15    -10       12       
  SINCE JAN 1   3222                      3124     98     3317       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        86      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        34      1968                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  6 2005......SUNRISE   701 AM EST   SUNSET   527 PM EST   
DECEMBER  7 2005......SUNRISE   701 AM EST   SUNSET   527 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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