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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
220 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2006

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...THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 16 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1900 TO 2006

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         81R   154 PM  81    1982  67     14       78       
  MINIMUM         68    755 AM  28    1951  44     24       63       
  AVERAGE         75                        56     19       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.42 1965   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.04                      1.76  -0.72     3.88    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.54                      5.44  -1.90     7.29    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        10    -10        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  152                       188    -36      141       
  SINCE DEC 1    730                       982   -252      794       
  SINCE JUL 1    904                      1209   -305      918       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87                                                       
 LOWEST     51                                                       
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        85      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        27      1980                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 17 2006......SUNRISE   659 AM CST   SUNSET   612 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 18 2006......SUNRISE   658 AM CST   SUNSET   613 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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