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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
131 AM CST THU MAR 30 2006

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...THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 29 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         75    237 PM  90    1974  76     -1       75       
  MINIMUM         59    245 AM  35    1931  54      5       53       
  AVERAGE         67                        65      2       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.11          1.78 1940   0.11   0.00      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.35                      3.14  -0.79     4.05    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.31                      9.80  -3.49    13.56    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   90                       150    -60      144       
  SINCE MAR 1     90                       150    -60      144       
  SINCE JUL 1   1119                      1469   -350     1131       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         3     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  100                        57     43       32       
  SINCE MAR 1    100                        57     43       32       
  SINCE JAN 1    140                        93     47      115       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     79                                                       
 AVERAGE    90                                                       
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THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        96      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        33      1987                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 30 2006.........SUNRISE   613 AM CST   SUNSET   639 PM CST   
MARCH 31 2006.........SUNRISE   612 AM CST   SUNSET   640 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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