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CDUS42 KMLB 270922
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
421 AM EST TUE DEC 27 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 26 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         66    301 PM  84    1981  72     -6       71       
  MINIMUM         45   1159 PM  23    1983  51     -6       42       
  AVERAGE         56                        62     -6       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.92 1958   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.23                      1.96   0.27     3.01    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.23                      1.96   0.27     3.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     59.75                     47.94  11.81    57.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         5      4        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  112                       105      7      130       
  SINCE DEC 1    112                       105      7      130       
  SINCE JUL 1    150                       140     10      137       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        67    -29       60       
  SINCE DEC 1     38                        67    -29       60       
  SINCE JAN 1   3255                      3176     79     3365       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        83      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        29      1993                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 27 2005......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   535 PM EST   
DECEMBER 28 2005......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   536 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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