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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
421 AM EST WED DEC 7 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 6 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         69   1209 AM  86    1972  75     -6       80       
  MINIMUM         64   1156 AM  34    1968  55      9       59       
  AVERAGE         67                        65      2       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.63 1976   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.50  -0.50     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      T                         0.50  -0.50     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     57.52                     46.48  11.04    54.10    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   28                        18     10       12       
  SINCE DEC 1     28                        18     10       12       
  SINCE JUL 1     66                        53     13       19       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         3     -1        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        18    -11       17       
  SINCE DEC 1      7                        18    -11       17       
  SINCE JAN 1   3224                      3127     97     3322       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           800 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        86      1971                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        34      1977                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  7 2005......SUNRISE   701 AM EST   SUNSET   527 PM EST   
DECEMBER  8 2005......SUNRISE   702 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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