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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
128 AM CST WED MAR 22 2006

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...THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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         69    503 PM  84    1953  74     -5       80       
  MINIMUM         50   1159 PM  30    1996  53     -3       56       
  AVERAGE         60                        63     -3       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.17 1968   0.11  -0.11     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.49                      2.26  -0.77     2.62    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.45                      8.92  -3.47    12.13    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         4      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                       122   -102      121       
  SINCE MAR 1     20                       122   -102      121       
  SINCE JUL 1   1049                      1441   -392     1108       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   97                        35     62       16       
  SINCE MAR 1     97                        35     62       16       
  SINCE JAN 1    137                        71     66       99       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77                                                       
 LOWEST     29                                                       
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        88      1995                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        32      1970                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 22 2006.........SUNRISE   623 AM CST   SUNSET   634 PM CST   
MARCH 23 2006.........SUNRISE   622 AM CST   SUNSET   635 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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