817 CDUS42 KMLB 290635 CLIMLB CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE 135 AM EST THU DEC 29 2011 ................................... ...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 28 2011... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1939 TO 2011 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 65 316 PM 87 1981 72 -7 58 MINIMUM 44 1159 PM 28 2010 50 -6 28 AVERAGE 55 61 -6 43 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.64 1978 0.07 -0.07 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.29 2.36 0.93 1.95 SINCE DEC 1 3.29 2.36 0.93 1.95 SINCE JAN 1 45.13 51.79 -6.66 35.71 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 10 6 4 22 MONTH TO DATE 28 120 -92 312 SINCE DEC 1 28 120 -92 312 SINCE JUL 1 52 162 -110 343 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 130 69 61 0 SINCE DEC 1 130 69 61 0 SINCE JAN 1 3710 3264 446 3403 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 86 1200 AM LOWEST 28 300 PM AVERAGE 57 .......................................................... THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 84 1973 1946 1942 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 30 2010 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 29 2011......SUNRISE 713 AM EST SUNSET 536 PM EST DECEMBER 30 2011......SUNRISE 714 AM EST SUNSET 537 PM EST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$