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CDUS42 KMLB 130922
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
421 AM EST TUE DEC 13 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 12 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         63    333 PM  86    1961  74    -11       62       
  MINIMUM         42    727 AM  26    1957  54    -12       42       
  AVERAGE         53                        64    -11       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.77 1983   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.74                      0.98   0.76     0.33    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.74                      0.98   0.76     0.33    
  SINCE JAN 1     59.26                     46.96  12.30    54.43    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         4      8       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   46                        40      6       30       
  SINCE DEC 1     46                        40      6       30       
  SINCE JUL 1     84                        75      9       37       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   27                        36     -9       53       
  SINCE DEC 1     27                        36     -9       53       
  SINCE JAN 1   3244                      3145     99     3358       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        88      1961                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        22      1962                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 13 2005......SUNRISE   705 AM EST   SUNSET   528 PM EST   
DECEMBER 14 2005......SUNRISE   706 AM EST   SUNSET   529 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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