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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
421 AM EST THU DEC 8 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 7 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         72    944 PM  86    1971  74     -2       81       
  MINIMUM         67    300 AM  34    1977  55     12       65       
  AVERAGE         70                        64      6       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.26 1996   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.58  -0.58     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      T                         0.58  -0.58     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     57.52                     46.56  10.96    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                        21      7       12       
  SINCE DEC 1     28                        21      7       12       
  SINCE JUL 1     66                        56     10       19       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         3      2        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        21     -9       25       
  SINCE DEC 1     12                        21     -9       25       
  SINCE JAN 1   3229                      3130     99     3330       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           300 PM                                     
 LOWEST     63          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        86      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        35      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  8 2005......SUNRISE   702 AM EST   SUNSET   527 PM EST   
DECEMBER  9 2005......SUNRISE   703 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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