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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
249 AM CDT THU AUG 4 2005

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...THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 3 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         93    346 PM 103    1998  94     -1      100       
  MINIMUM         76    605 AM  68    1949  74      2       78       
  AVERAGE         85                        84      1       89      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.77 1971   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.30  -0.28     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.30                     27.60  -1.30    45.83    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        19      1       24       
  MONTH TO DATE   60                        57      3       70       
  SINCE JUN 1   1229                      1115    114     1177       
  SINCE JAN 1   1801                      1689    112     1858       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94                                                       
 LOWEST     46                                                       
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   94       101      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        63      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  4 2005........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT   
AUGUST  5 2005........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 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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