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CDUS42 KMLB 240922
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
421 AM EST SAT DEC 24 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 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    224 PM  84    1981  72     -5       77       
  MINIMUM         45    513 AM  25    1989  52     -7       67       
  AVERAGE         56                        62     -6       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.42 1953   0.07  -0.07      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.23                      1.75   0.48     0.66    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.23                      1.75   0.48     0.66    
  SINCE JAN 1     59.75                     47.73  12.02    54.76    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         5      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   99                        90      9      115       
  SINCE DEC 1     99                        90      9      115       
  SINCE JUL 1    137                       125     12      122       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   35                        61    -26       60       
  SINCE DEC 1     35                        61    -26       60       
  SINCE JAN 1   3252                      3170     82     3365       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        85      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        22      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 24 2005......SUNRISE   711 AM EST   SUNSET   533 PM EST   
DECEMBER 25 2005......SUNRISE   712 AM EST   SUNSET   534 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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