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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
256 AM CDT SUN OCT 16 2005

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...THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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         85    325 PM  92    1947  82      3       82       
  MINIMUM         62   1159 PM  40    1978  59      3       52       
  AVERAGE         74                        71      3       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          5.06 1957   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.55                      2.25  -1.70     0.89    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.98                     37.71  -6.73    50.22    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5        3       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         6     -6        3       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         6     -6        3       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         6      3        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  165                       120     45      144       
  SINCE SEP 1    723                       532    191      639       
  SINCE JAN 1   3079                      2727    352     2995       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87                                                       
 LOWEST     32                                                       
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        94      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        42      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 16 2005.......SUNRISE   724 AM CDT   SUNSET   649 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 17 2005.......SUNRISE   725 AM CDT   SUNSET   648 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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