Met Office: Weather and climate

	Weather and climate

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FEATURES
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	Know the difference between hurricanes and typhoons? All you ever wanted to know about hurricanes and typhoons can be found on our tropical cyclone pages
	Want to see the weather from space? View the latest satellite imagery.
	Is the climate really changing? Find out more about climate prediction research.
	Are the next few months likely to be warmer or cooler than usual? Check our seasonal forecast pages to find out.

NEWS

Toasty La Tontouta | Issued on: Mon Feb 2nd 2004
A maximum temperature of 36.4 Celsius was recorded at La Tontouta on New Caledonia in the Pacific Ocean on Monday. The average February high here is 30.6 Celsius.

Daily Water | Issued on: Mon Feb 2nd 2004
Parts of northern Australia have saw some very wet weather on Sunday and Monday. Among the wetter places was Daly Waters where 79mm rain fell in 6 hours between 0600 GMT and 1200 GMT on Monday. The average February rainfall here is 152mm.

Shivering in Saskatoon | Issued on: Mon Feb 2nd 2004
Very cold on Sunday in Saskatoon, central Canada. The minimum temperature here was -38.2 Celsius, well below the average February minimum temperature of -22.2 Celsius.

Elita Erupts | Issued on: Mon Feb 2nd 2004
Tropical Cyclone Elita has been affecting the area between Mozambique and Madagascar recently and has dumped 196mm rain on Ile Juan de Nova in the 30 hours between 0600 GMT Sunday and 1200 GMT Monday. The average February rainfall on this island is 402mm.

Cracking Christchurch |Issued on: Mon Feb 2nd 2004
Christchurch in New Zealand enjoyed some fine weather on Monday and with a maximum temperature of 26.2 Celsius was New Zealand's hottest weather reporting station. The average February maximum temperature here is 20.6 Celsius.

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