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CDUS42 KMLB 220922
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
421 AM EST THU DEC 22 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 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    206 PM  85    1951  73    -10       68       
  MINIMUM         48   1159 PM  35    1982  52     -4       38       
  AVERAGE         56                        62     -6       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.97 1994   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.23                      1.61   0.62     0.66    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.23                      1.61   0.62     0.66    
  SINCE JAN 1     59.75                     47.59  12.16    54.76    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         5      4       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   79                        80     -1      113       
  SINCE DEC 1     79                        80     -1      113       
  SINCE JUL 1    117                       115      2      120       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   35                        57    -22       53       
  SINCE DEC 1     35                        57    -22       53       
  SINCE JAN 1   3252                      3166     86     3358       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        84      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        30      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 22 2005......SUNRISE   711 AM EST   SUNSET   532 PM EST   
DECEMBER 23 2005......SUNRISE   711 AM EST   SUNSET   533 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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