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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
229 AM CST THU FEB 17 2005

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...THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 16 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         78    234 PM  81    1982  67     11       64       
  MINIMUM         63   1101 PM  28    1951  44     19       39       
  AVERAGE         71                        56     15       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.42 1965   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.88                      1.76   2.12     3.98    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.29                      5.44   1.85     9.99    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        10    -10       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  141                       188    -47      240       
  SINCE DEC 1    794                       982   -188      910       
  SINCE JUL 1    918                      1209   -291     1027       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     54                                                       
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        85      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        27      1980                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 17 2005......SUNRISE   659 AM CST   SUNSET   612 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 18 2005......SUNRISE   658 AM CST   SUNSET   613 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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