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CDUS42 KMLB 160922
CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
421 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 15 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         78    313 PM  85    1972  73      5       59       
  MINIMUM         56    406 AM  33    1968  53      3       39       
  AVERAGE         67                        63      4       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.96 1987   0.07  -0.07      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.74                      1.19   0.55     0.33    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.74                      1.19   0.55     0.33    
  SINCE JAN 1     59.26                     47.17  12.09    54.43    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   63                        52     11       64       
  SINCE DEC 1     63                        52     11       64       
  SINCE JUL 1    101                        87     14       71       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         3     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        45    -16       53       
  SINCE DEC 1     29                        45    -16       53       
  SINCE JAN 1   3246                      3154     92     3358       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        89      1961                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        29      1968                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 16 2005......SUNRISE   707 AM EST   SUNSET   529 PM EST   
DECEMBER 17 2005......SUNRISE   708 AM EST   SUNSET   530 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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