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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
229 AM CST FRI FEB 18 2005

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...THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 17 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         64   1233 AM  85    1986  67     -3       70       
  MINIMUM         54   1159 PM  27    1980  45      9       43       
  AVERAGE         59                        56      3       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.87 1940   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.88                      1.86   2.02     3.98    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.29                      5.54   1.75     9.99    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                        10     -4        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  147                       198    -51      248       
  SINCE DEC 1    800                       992   -192      918       
  SINCE JUL 1    924                      1219   -295     1035       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78                                                       
 LOWEST     34                                                       
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        87      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        21      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 18 2005......SUNRISE   658 AM CST   SUNSET   613 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 19 2005......SUNRISE   657 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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