Location and Climate
Description of site
This East Brunswick home office is located on a flat rectangular block facing northeast, approximately seven kilometres from the Melbourne central business district. The site is in a relatively high-density inner city suburb, close to public transport and bicycle paths. Services available at the site include sewerage, water and electricity. The west boundary of the site is adjacent to a suburban street, while the north face is bounded by a cobbled lane way.
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Internal design temperatures: |
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Recommended design temperatures*: |
34.5°C (summer), 4.5°C (winter) |
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Annual heating degree hours*: |
41,345 hours |
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Annual cooling degree hours*: |
1,343 hours |
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Annual solar access degree hours*: |
8,401 hrs |
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Annual average wind speed: |
12.2 km/h |
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Annual average max wind speed: |
119km/h |
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Annual average Humidity: |
93.2% |
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Annual frost days |
10 days |
*Szokolay, S. (1982) Climatic Design & its Use in Design, RAIA Education, ACT, republished 1998)
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Climate averages for Melbourne* |
JAN |
FEB |
MAR |
APR |
MAY |
JUN |
JUL |
AUG |
SEP |
OCT |
NOV |
DEC |
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Average daily maximum temperature °C |
25.8 |
25.8 |
23.8 |
20.2 |
16.6 |
14 |
13.4 |
14.9 |
17.1 |
19.6 |
21.8 |
24.1 |
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Highest daily Max Temp °C |
45.6 |
43.2 |
41.7 |
34.9 |
28.7 |
22.4 |
23.1 |
26.5 |
31.4 |
36.9 |
40.9 |
43.7 |
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Average daily minimum temperature°C |
14.2 |
14.5 |
13.1 |
10.7 |
8.6 |
6.8 |
5.9 |
6.6 |
7.8 |
9.4 |
11.1 |
12.8 |
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Lowest daily Min Temp °C |
5.5 |
4.5 |
2.8 |
1.5 |
-1.1 |
-2.2 |
-2.8 |
-2.1 |
-0.5 |
0.1 |
2.5 |
4.4 |
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Average monthly rainfall - mm |
48.4 |
47.2 |
51.3 |
58.3 |
57.5 |
50 |
48.2 |
50.5 |
59.2 |
67.6 |
59.7 |
59.4 |
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Highest monthly rainfall - mm |
176 |
238.2 |
190.7 |
195 |
142.5 |
116.8 |
178.4 |
110.8 |
201.6 |
193.3 |
206.1 |
197.4 |
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Lowest monthly rainfall - mm |
0.3 |
0.5 |
3.7 |
0 |
3.8 |
8 |
9.4 |
12.4 |
13.4 |
7.5 |
6.5 |
1.7 |
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Average no. of clear days |
6.4 |
6.3 |
5.7 |
4.4 |
3 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
4.4 |
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Average daily hours of sunshine |
8.1 |
7.5 |
6.2 |
4.9 |
3.8 |
3.1 |
3.5 |
4.4 |
5.2 |
5.9 |
6.7 |
7.4 |
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Average no. of cloudy days |
11.2 |
9.6 |
13.4 |
14.9 |
18.2 |
16.8 |
17.4 |
16.7 |
15.8 |
16.3 |
15.1 |
14.2 |
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Highest recorded wind gust - km/h |
94.7 |
90.7 |
101.9 |
96.5 |
92.5 |
101.9 |
101.9 |
107.6 |
120.6 |
103.7 |
105.5 |
103.7 |
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Average daily evaporation - mm |
6 |
5.7 |
4.1 |
2.6 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
3.7 |
4.6 |
5.5 |
*Source: Bureau of Meteorology: http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/