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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
322 AM EST THU FEB 3 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 2 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         67    304 PM  88    1985  72     -5       74       
  MINIMUM         55    145 AM  33    1980  50      5       54       
  AVERAGE         61                        61      0       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          2.04 1951   0.08  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      0.16  -0.11     0.66    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.73                      4.95  -0.22     5.51    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.72                      2.64  -0.92     2.78    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         6     -2        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        12     -1        1       
  SINCE DEC 1    290                       341    -51      316       
  SINCE JUL 1    297                       376    -79      336       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        1       
  SINCE DEC 1    115                       136    -21       70       
  SINCE JAN 1     54                        59     -5       30       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     81          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    91                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        88      1985                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        35      1979                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  3 2005......SUNRISE   709 AM EST   SUNSET   605 PM EST   
FEBRUARY  4 2005......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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