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CDUS42 KMLB 280922
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
421 AM EST WED DEC 28 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 27 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    350 PM  83    1981  72     -7       62       
  MINIMUM         38    552 AM  29    1993  51    -13       41       
  AVERAGE         52                        62    -10       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.70 1978   0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.23                      2.03   0.20     3.01    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.23                      2.03   0.20     3.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     59.75                     48.01  11.74    57.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         5      8       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  125                       110     15      143       
  SINCE DEC 1    125                       110     15      143       
  SINCE JUL 1    163                       145     18      150       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        69    -31       60       
  SINCE DEC 1     38                        69    -31       60       
  SINCE JAN 1   3255                      3178     77     3365       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        87      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        32      1972                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 28 2005......SUNRISE   713 AM EST   SUNSET   536 PM EST   
DECEMBER 29 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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