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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
229 AM CDT WED APR 20 2005

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...THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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   1230 PM  92    1987  80     -2       83       
  MINIMUM         59    339 AM  40    1940  59      0       65       
  AVERAGE         69                        69      0       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.03 1935   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.98                      2.16  -1.18     3.93    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.54                     12.18   2.36    17.75    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   10                        37    -27       33       
  SINCE MAR 1    154                       193    -39       62       
  SINCE JUL 1   1141                      1512   -371     1175       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         5     -1        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   58                        77    -19       76       
  SINCE MAR 1    109                       140    -31      184       
  SINCE JAN 1    192                       176     16      202       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97                                                       
 LOWEST     58                                                       
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        93      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        42      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 20 2005.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT   
APRIL 21 2005.........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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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