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CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
427 PM EST THU FEB 9 2012


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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 9 2012...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1939 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         75   1222 PM  86    1982  73      2       73       
  MINIMUM         53    501 AM  30    1995  51      2       45       
  AVERAGE         64                        62      2       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          2.02 1967   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.78  -0.74     0.11    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.33                      5.62  -2.29     6.15    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.04                      3.05  -3.01     4.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            1                         5     -4        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        45    -44       14       
  SINCE DEC 1    188                       372   -184      499       
  SINCE JUL 1    212                       414   -202      530       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   33                        18     15       49       
  SINCE DEC 1    202                       138     64       99       
  SINCE JAN 1     69                        62      7       94       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        86      1986                    
                                             1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        33      1971                    
                                             1970                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  9 2012......SUNRISE   705 AM EST   SUNSET   609 PM EST   
FEBRUARY 10 2012......SUNRISE   704 AM EST   SUNSET   609 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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