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CDUS42 KMLB 300923
CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
421 AM EST FRI DEC 30 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 29 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    325 PM  84    1973  72      2       72       
  MINIMUM         51   1144 PM  36    2002  51      0       55       
                                      1961                          
  AVERAGE         63                        62      1       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.19 1983   0.07  -0.07      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.23                      2.17   0.06     3.01    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.23                      2.17   0.06     3.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     59.75                     48.15  11.60    57.11    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         6     -4        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  136                       121     15      149       
  SINCE DEC 1    136                       121     15      149       
  SINCE JUL 1    174                       156     18      156       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        73    -35       60       
  SINCE DEC 1     38                        73    -35       60       
  SINCE JAN 1   3255                      3182     73     3365       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        83      1973                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        28      1961                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 30 2005......SUNRISE   714 AM EST   SUNSET   537 PM EST   
DECEMBER 31 2005......SUNRISE   714 AM EST   SUNSET   538 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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