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CDUS42 KMLB 250922
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
421 AM EST SUN DEC 25 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 24 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         74    219 PM  85    1978  72      2       68       
  MINIMUM         48    507 AM  22    1989  52     -4       53       
  AVERAGE         61                        62     -1       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.78 1957   0.07  -0.07     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.23                      1.82   0.41     0.73    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.23                      1.82   0.41     0.73    
  SINCE JAN 1     59.75                     47.80  11.95    54.83    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         5     -1        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  103                        95      8      119       
  SINCE DEC 1    103                        95      8      119       
  SINCE JUL 1    141                       130     11      126       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   35                        63    -28       60       
  SINCE DEC 1     35                        63    -28       60       
  SINCE JAN 1   3252                      3172     80     3365       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        87      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        21      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 25 2005......SUNRISE   712 AM EST   SUNSET   534 PM EST   
DECEMBER 26 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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