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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
250 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2006

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...THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 23 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         73    414 PM  88    1996  68      5       81       
  MINIMUM         53    909 AM  27    1976  46      7       63       
  AVERAGE         63                        57      6       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.52 1979   0.10  -0.10     0.51    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.07                      2.46  -1.39     4.49    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.57                      6.14  -2.57     7.90    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         9     -7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  240                       256    -16      161       
  SINCE DEC 1    818                      1050   -232      814       
  SINCE JUL 1    992                      1277   -285      938       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     33                                                       
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        84      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        26      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 24 2006......SUNRISE   653 AM CST   SUNSET   617 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 25 2006......SUNRISE   652 AM CST   SUNSET   618 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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