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CDUS42 KMLB 150922
CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
420 AM EST THU DEC 15 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 14 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         71    334 PM  85    1961  73     -2       63       
  MINIMUM         45    548 AM  26    1962  53     -8       43       
  AVERAGE         58                        63     -5       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.91 2003   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.74                      1.12   0.62     0.33    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.74                      1.12   0.62     0.33    
  SINCE JAN 1     59.26                     47.10  12.16    54.43    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         4      3       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   63                        48     15       48       
  SINCE DEC 1     63                        48     15       48       
  SINCE JUL 1    101                        83     18       55       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   27                        42    -15       53       
  SINCE DEC 1     27                        42    -15       53       
  SINCE JAN 1   3244                      3151     93     3358       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        85      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        33      1968                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 15 2005......SUNRISE   707 AM EST   SUNSET   529 PM EST   
DECEMBER 16 2005......SUNRISE   707 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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