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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
241 AM CST SAT APR 2 2005

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...THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 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         71   1201 AM  89    1939  76     -5       85       
  MINIMUM         52   1159 PM  35    1937  55     -3       54       
  AVERAGE         62                        66     -4       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.61 1945   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.56                     10.13   3.43    13.82    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         3      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         3      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    147                       159    -12       29       
  SINCE JUL 1   1134                      1478   -344     1142       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        5       
  SINCE MAR 1     51                        66    -15      113       
  SINCE JAN 1    134                       102     32      131       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87                                                       
 LOWEST     42                                                       
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        88      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        38      1996                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  2 2005.........SUNRISE   609 AM CST   SUNSET   641 PM CST   
APRIL  3 2005.........SUNRISE   708 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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