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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
237 AM CST MON FEB 28 2005

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...THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 27 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         62    520 PM  87    1954  69     -7       63       
  MINIMUM         48        MM  22    2002  47      1       43        
  AVERAGE         55                        58     -3       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.13          0.71 1937   0.11   0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.05                      2.87   3.18     5.09    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.46                      6.55   2.91    11.10    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         8      2       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  201                       290    -89      314       
  SINCE DEC 1    854                      1084   -230      984       
  SINCE JUL 1    978                      1311   -333     1101       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     56                                                       
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        89      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        28      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 28 2005......SUNRISE   648 AM CST   SUNSET   620 PM CST   
MARCH  1 2005.........SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   621 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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