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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE                                   
321 AM EST MON FEB 7 2005

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...THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 6 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         73    111 PM  85    2004  72      1       85       
                                      1994                          
  MINIMUM         49   1250 AM  29    1980  50     -1       70       
  AVERAGE         61                        61      0       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.65 1983   0.09  -0.09      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      0.49  -0.44     0.71    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.73                      5.28  -0.55     5.56    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.72                      2.97  -1.25     2.83    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         6     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        36     -4        6       
  SINCE DEC 1    311                       365    -54      321       
  SINCE JUL 1    318                       400    -82      341       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2       13       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        12    -12       23       
  SINCE DEC 1    115                       144    -29       92       
  SINCE JAN 1     54                        67    -13       52       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE MELBOURNE CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        84      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        31      1995                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  7 2005......SUNRISE   706 AM EST   SUNSET   608 PM EST   
FEBRUARY  8 2005......SUNRISE   705 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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