Table A1.

Mean ambient air temperature as recorded ^a during observation times in each study period.

Time of Day	T1 Mean (min—max) °C	T2 Mean (min—max) °C	T3 Mean (min—max) °C
7 am–8:30 am	15.4	15.4	15.7
	(7.9–31.5)	(8.1–26.4)	(9.1–26.4)
11:30 am–1 pm	23.5	19.4	24.0
	(15.9–39.8)	(14.0–30.3)	(17.4–29.7)
4 pm–6:30 pm	22.3	21.3	26.7
	(15.2–31.4)	(15.3–34.7)	(16.8–32.7)

^a Temperature recorded at the Bureau of Meteorology Melbourne Airport weather station (ID: 086282, Lat: −37.67 Lon: 144.83 a distance of approximately 13 to 22 km from the study parks). Note: Only four rainfall events were recorded at the Melbourne Airport weather stations during the study observation dates. The precipitation recorded during each study period was: T1: 0.2 mm on Nov 30, 7:00 am to 8:30 am; 2 mm on Dec 11th, 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm. T2: 4 mm on Dec 6, 7:00 am to 8:30 am. T3: 0.2 mm on Feb 4, 4:00 pm to 6:30 pm).