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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
248 AM CDT MON MAY 16 2005

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...THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         86    415 PM  92    2003  85      1       83       
                                      1978                          
  MINIMUM         66   1137 PM  51    1976  66      0       62       
  AVERAGE         76                        76      0       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.64 1970   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.37                      2.30   0.07     7.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     17.21                     15.92   1.29    26.55    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        10      1        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   97                       134    -37      117       
  SINCE MAR 1    257                       344    -87      401       
  SINCE JAN 1    340                       380    -40      419       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87                                                       
 LOWEST     37                                                       
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        93      2003                    
                                             1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        47      1973                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 16 2005...........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 PM CDT   
MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 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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