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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
229 AM CDT MON APR 18 2005

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...THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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         78    209 PM  92    1987  79     -1       81       
  MINIMUM         54    433 AM  38    1999  58     -4       65       
  AVERAGE         66                        69     -3       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.69 1973   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.91                      1.92  -1.01     3.93    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.47                     11.94   2.53    17.75    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   10                        35    -25       33       
  SINCE MAR 1    154                       191    -37       62       
  SINCE JUL 1   1141                      1510   -369     1175       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         5     -4        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   48                        67    -19       59       
  SINCE MAR 1     99                       130    -31      167       
  SINCE JAN 1    182                       166     16      185       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     39                                                       
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        94      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        42      1999                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2005.........SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT   
APRIL 19 2005.........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 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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