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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
321 AM EST SUN FEB 6 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 5 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         65    323 PM  85    1986  72     -7       79       
  MINIMUM         49    122 AM  29    1996  50     -1       69       
  AVERAGE         57                        61     -4       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.00 1960   0.08  -0.08     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      0.40  -0.35     0.71    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.73                      5.19  -0.46     5.56    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.72                      2.88  -1.16     2.83    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         6      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   28                        30     -2        6       
  SINCE DEC 1    307                       359    -52      321       
  SINCE JUL 1    314                       394    -80      341       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        9       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        10    -10       10       
  SINCE DEC 1    115                       142    -27       79       
  SINCE JAN 1     54                        65    -11       39       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     56          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        85      2004                    
                                             1994                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        29      1980                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  6 2005......SUNRISE   707 AM EST   SUNSET   607 PM EST   
FEBRUARY  7 2005......SUNRISE   706 AM EST   SUNSET   608 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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