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CLIMLB


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE, FL                               
450 PM EST TUE FEB 3 2004

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 3 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 430 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         68    159 PM  88    1985  72     -4       77       
  MINIMUM         51    746 AM  35    1979  50      1       44       
  AVERAGE         60                        61     -1       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          0.93 1970   0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.66                      0.24   0.42     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.51                      5.03   0.48    11.04    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.78                      2.72   0.06     0.76    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            5                         6     -1        4       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                        18    -12       22       
  SINCE DEC 1    321                       347    -26      530       
  SINCE JUL 1    341                       382    -41      602       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         6     -5        0       
  SINCE DEC 1     70                       138    -68       50       
  SINCE JAN 1     30                        61    -31        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     78          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        86      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        29      1970                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  3 2004......SUNRISE   709 AM EST   SUNSET   604 PM EST   
FEBRUARY  4 2004......SUNRISE   708 AM EST   SUNSET   605 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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