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484:(82.9)
479:(75.9)
474:(68.5)
469:(64.0)
464:(64.9)
459:(75.0)
454:(89.1)
449:(99.0)
261:41.2 in
254:6.3 °C
178:Wodonga
107:36°32′S
1404:Towong
1306:Granya
1281:Bungil
1142:11 May
1120:
1068:24 May
830:121.0
390:Month
366:Köppen
193:LGA(s)
1414:Walwa
821:11.7
818:12.6
815:15.3
812:14.7
809:11.6
806:10.9
761:103.3
756:124.9
751:122.4
429:Year
283:state
256:43 °F
251:69 °F
1204:Town
1144:2009
1118:ISBN
1070:2010
1036:2020
827:7.9
824:9.6
803:7.6
800:6.7
797:5.9
794:6.6
776:73.0
771:83.2
766:97.8
746:96.3
741:96.9
736:64.9
731:62.6
726:53.0
721:64.8
707:−6.1
697:−1.4
692:−2.8
687:−3.9
682:−3.9
677:−5.6
672:−6.1
667:−4.2
662:−2.8
582:12.4
577:11.4
567:20.5
562:26.8
557:22.8
552:22.2
547:15.8
542:12.8
537:11.5
532:11.8
527:15.0
522:20.5
517:27.0
512:30.2
507:30.0
497:43.3
492:35.6
487:35.0
482:28.3
477:24.4
472:20.3
467:17.8
462:18.3
457:23.9
452:31.7
447:37.2
442:42.8
437:43.3
426:Dec
423:Nov
420:Oct
417:Sep
414:Aug
411:Jul
408:Jun
405:May
402:Apr
399:Mar
396:Feb
393:Jan
222:Indi
152:3701
1431:LGA
702:1.9
657:0.0
652:3.9
647:3.9
637:6.3
632:9.1
627:8.5
622:7.1
617:3.2
612:2.5
607:1.1
602:1.4
597:4.1
592:6.2
587:8.5
369:Cfb
285:of
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