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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
128 AM CST TUE MAR 14 2006

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...THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 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         77    257 PM  89    1942  73      4       86       
  MINIMUM         59   1147 PM  25    1932  51      8       57       
  AVERAGE         68                        62      6       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.68 1995   0.11  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      1.38  -1.35     1.29    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.99                      8.04  -4.05    10.80    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        85    -80       64       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                        85    -80       64       
  SINCE JUL 1   1034                      1404   -370     1051       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         2      1        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   71                        19     52        8       
  SINCE MAR 1     71                        19     52        8       
  SINCE JAN 1    111                        55     56       91       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     20                                                       
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        86      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        29      1993                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 14 2006.........SUNRISE   632 AM CST   SUNSET   629 PM CST   
MARCH 15 2006.........SUNRISE   631 AM CST   SUNSET   630 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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