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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
128 AM CST SUN JAN 9 2005

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...THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 8 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1900 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         66    346 PM  80    1957  62      4       61       
  MINIMUM         43    801 AM  19    1996  41      2       42       
  AVERAGE         55                        51      4       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.93 1968   0.12  -0.12     0.62    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.10                      0.96  -0.86     0.74    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.10                      0.96  -0.86     0.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        14     -4       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   53                       112    -59       80       
  SINCE DEC 1    403                       479    -76      422       
  SINCE JUL 1    527                       706   -179      539       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96                                                       
 LOWEST     37                                                       
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        82      1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        19      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  9 2005.......SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   539 PM CST   
JANUARY 10 2005.......SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   540 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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