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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
322 AM EST WED FEB 2 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 1 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         69    257 PM  86    1985  72     -3       72       
  MINIMUM         46    409 AM  32    1966  50     -4       60       
  AVERAGE         58                        61     -3       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.43 1972   0.08  -0.08     0.66    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.66    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.68                      4.87  -0.19     5.51    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.67                      2.56  -0.89     2.78    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         6      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         6      1        0       
  SINCE DEC 1    286                       335    -49      315       
  SINCE JUL 1    293                       370    -77      335       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        1       
  SINCE DEC 1    115                       134    -19       70       
  SINCE JAN 1     54                        57     -3       30       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        88      1985                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        33      1980                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  2 2005......SUNRISE   709 AM EST   SUNSET   604 PM EST   
FEBRUARY  3 2005......SUNRISE   709 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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