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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
142 AM CST MON MAR 20 2006

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...THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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         79    303 PM  85    1974  74      5       80       
  MINIMUM         66   1219 AM  25    1934  52     14       59       
  AVERAGE         73                        63     10       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.93 1941   0.11  -0.11     0.91    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      2.04  -2.00     2.44    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.00                      8.70  -4.70    11.95    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                       114    -99      121       
  SINCE MAR 1     15                       114    -99      121       
  SINCE JUL 1   1044                      1433   -389     1108       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         2      6        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   95                        31     64       13       
  SINCE MAR 1     95                        31     64       13       
  SINCE JAN 1    135                        67     68       96       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     62                                                       
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        83      2004                    
                                             1995                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        29      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2006.........SUNRISE   625 AM CST   SUNSET   633 PM CST   
MARCH 21 2006.........SUNRISE   624 AM CST   SUNSET   633 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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