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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
133 AM CST FRI MAR 24 2006

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...THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 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         54    301 PM  87    1995  75    -21       77       
  MINIMUM         44   1159 PM  34    1968  53     -9       49       
  AVERAGE         49                        64    -15       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          2.27 1983   0.11  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.51                      2.48  -0.97     3.77    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.47                      9.14  -3.67    13.28    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                         4     12        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   50                       130    -80      123       
  SINCE MAR 1     50                       130    -80      123       
  SINCE JUL 1   1079                      1449   -370     1110       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   97                        39     58       20       
  SINCE MAR 1     97                        39     58       20       
  SINCE JAN 1    137                        75     62      103       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77                                                       
 LOWEST     46                                                       
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        85      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        36      1952                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 24 2006.........SUNRISE   620 AM CST   SUNSET   635 PM CST   
MARCH 25 2006.........SUNRISE   619 AM CST   SUNSET   636 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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