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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
948 PM CDT WED APR 27 2005

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...THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 26 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         79    434 PM  91    1988  81     -2       82       
  MINIMUM         55   1156 PM  46    1978  61     -6       64       
  AVERAGE         67                        71     -4       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.97 1935   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.22                      3.05  -1.83     5.46    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.78                     13.07   1.71    19.28    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        44    -29       33       
  SINCE MAR 1    159                       200    -41       62       
  SINCE JUL 1   1146                      1519   -373     1175       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         7     -5        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   82                       119    -37      144       
  SINCE MAR 1    133                       182    -49      252       
  SINCE JAN 1    216                       218     -2      270       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     25                                                       
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        93      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        47      1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 27 2005.........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 PM CDT   
APRIL 28 2005.........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 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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