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CDUS42 KMLB 170923
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
421 AM EST SAT DEC 17 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 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   1227 AM  89    1961  73     -4       70       
  MINIMUM         58    936 PM  29    1968  53      5       47       
  AVERAGE         64                        63      1       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14          1.90 1977   0.07   0.07      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.88                      1.26   0.62     0.33    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.88                      1.26   0.62     0.33    
  SINCE JAN 1     59.40                     47.24  12.16    54.43    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         4     -3        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   64                        56      8       70       
  SINCE DEC 1     64                        56      8       70       
  SINCE JUL 1    102                        91     11       77       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        47    -18       53       
  SINCE DEC 1     29                        47    -18       53       
  SINCE JAN 1   3246                      3156     90     3358       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     60           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        83      1971                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        29      1968                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 17 2005......SUNRISE   708 AM EST   SUNSET   530 PM EST   
DECEMBER 18 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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