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374:Australia
337:Sassafras
332:The Basin
52:Melbourne
1730:Toorongo
1692:Gilderoy
1687:Fernshaw
1665:Locality
1592:Toolangi
1514:Montrose
1473:Kalorama
1468:Kallista
1395:Belgrave
1360:Lilydale
986:Toolangi
974:1,842.4
883:(45.90)
814:Average
599:(102.7)
544:(102.7)
429:Kalorama
370:Victoria
368:area in
310:Kalorama
305:Montrose
300:Montrose
263:15.2 °C
195:Location
56:Victoria
1738:Tremont
1715:Reefton
1697:Matlock
1628:Wesburn
1557:Seville
1509:Monbulk
1453:Gruyere
1435:Emerald
1352:Kilsyth
1201:18 July
1175:18 July
881:1,165.9
878:(3.77)
873:(4.31)
868:(4.13)
863:(4.17)
858:(4.60)
853:(3.76)
848:(3.87)
843:(5.10)
838:(4.02)
833:(2.94)
828:(2.41)
823:(2.76)
809:(27.9)
804:(36.1)
799:(32.9)
794:(30.9)
789:(28.8)
784:(28.4)
779:(27.9)
774:(30.2)
769:(31.3)
764:(33.3)
759:(38.7)
754:(40.5)
749:(39.2)
739:(46.0)
734:(49.6)
729:(46.9)
724:(44.2)
719:(41.0)
714:(39.6)
709:(38.5)
704:(39.9)
699:(44.4)
694:(48.2)
689:(52.3)
684:(54.7)
679:(52.7)
669:(59.3)
664:(67.8)
659:(63.1)
654:(58.6)
649:(52.9)
644:(49.3)
639:(46.8)
634:(47.8)
629:(53.1)
624:(59.7)
619:(67.5)
614:(73.2)
609:(71.8)
594:(97.2)
589:(91.8)
584:(83.7)
579:(72.9)
574:(68.0)
569:(60.8)
564:(59.0)
559:(68.5)
554:(82.4)
549:(92.5)
539:(99.1)
452:Climate
407:History
384:of the
317:Kilsyth
275:45.9 in
268:7.8 °C
224:Monbulk
54:,
1743:Yering
1672:Beenak
1582:Tecoma
1572:Silvan
1534:Olinda
1105:17 May
1048:9 July
971:198.4
968:189.0
965:170.5
962:126.0
959:105.4
950:102.3
947:150.0
944:189.1
941:217.5
938:232.5
927:184.4
490:Month
422:Olinda
403:2006.
342:Olinda
325:Olinda
207:LGA(s)
1608:Upwey
1552:Selby
956:83.7
953:78.0
924:12.9
921:15.2
918:16.5
915:17.5
912:19.7
909:20.0
906:17.8
903:18.2
900:13.7
897:12.4
891:12.1
871:109.4
866:104.8
861:106.0
856:116.8
841:129.6
836:102.0
529:Year
270:46 °F
265:59 °F
236:Casey
1383:Town
1340:City
1275:2006
1252:2006
1230:2006
1203:2007
1177:2007
1151:2024
1129:2024
1107:2014
1081:2006
1050:2022
894:8.4
876:95.7
851:95.5
846:98.4
831:74.6
826:61.2
821:70.2
807:−2.3
792:−0.6
787:−1.8
782:−2.0
777:−2.3
772:−1.0
767:−0.4
687:11.3
682:12.6
677:11.5
667:15.2
662:19.9
657:17.3
652:14.8
647:11.6
627:11.7
622:15.4
617:19.7
612:22.9
607:22.1
597:39.3
592:36.2
587:33.2
582:28.7
577:22.7
572:20.0
567:16.0
562:15.0
557:20.3
552:28.0
547:33.6
542:39.3
537:37.3
526:Dec
523:Nov
520:Oct
517:Sep
514:Aug
511:Jul
508:Jun
505:May
502:Apr
499:Mar
496:Feb
493:Jan
443:DC-2
187:Area
182:3767
172:1893
1760:LGA
802:2.3
797:0.5
762:0.7
757:3.7
752:4.7
747:4.0
737:7.8
732:9.8
727:8.3
722:6.8
717:5.0
712:4.2
707:3.6
702:4.4
697:6.9
692:9.0
642:9.6
637:8.2
632:8.8
463:Cfb
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