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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
238 AM CST TUE MAR 1 2005

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...THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 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    437 PM  89    1940  70     -4       65       
  MINIMUM         46    357 AM  28    2002  47     -1       43       
  AVERAGE         56                        58     -2       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05          1.01 1995   0.11  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.10                      2.98   3.12     5.09    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.51                      6.66   2.85    11.10    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         8      1       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  210                       298    -88      325       
  SINCE DEC 1    863                      1092   -229      995       
  SINCE JUL 1    987                      1319   -332     1112       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     42                                                       
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        84      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        28      1980                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  1 2005.........SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   621 PM CST   
MARCH  2 2005.........SUNRISE   646 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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