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CDUS42 KMLB 230922
CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
421 AM EST FRI DEC 23 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 22 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         65    158 PM  84    1967  73     -8       75       
  MINIMUM         43    715 AM  30    1960  52     -9       50       
  AVERAGE         54                        62     -8       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.96 1980   0.07  -0.07      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.23                      1.68   0.55     0.66    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.23                      1.68   0.55     0.66    
  SINCE JAN 1     59.75                     47.66  12.09    54.76    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         5      6        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   90                        85      5      115       
  SINCE DEC 1     90                        85      5      115       
  SINCE JUL 1    128                       120      8      122       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   35                        59    -24       53       
  SINCE DEC 1     35                        59    -24       53       
  SINCE JAN 1   3252                      3168     84     3358       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        84      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        25      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 23 2005......SUNRISE   711 AM EST   SUNSET   533 PM EST   
DECEMBER 24 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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