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CDUS42 KMLB 200922
CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
421 AM EST TUE DEC 20 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 19 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         67    237 PM  84    1990  73     -6       67       
  MINIMUM         57   1152 PM  32    1981  52      5       49       
  AVERAGE         62                        63     -1       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          0.90 1965   0.07  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.23                      1.47   0.76     0.66    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.23                      1.47   0.76     0.66    
  SINCE JAN 1     59.75                     47.45  12.30    54.76    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         5     -2        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   67                        70     -3       81       
  SINCE DEC 1     67                        70     -3       81       
  SINCE JUL 1    105                       105      0       88       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   35                        53    -18       53       
  SINCE DEC 1     35                        53    -18       53       
  SINCE JAN 1   3252                      3162     90     3358       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     78           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    88                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        83      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        29      2000                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 20 2005......SUNRISE   710 AM EST   SUNSET   531 PM EST   
DECEMBER 21 2005......SUNRISE   710 AM EST   SUNSET   532 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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