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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
226 AM CDT MON APR 17 2006

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...THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         89    215 PM  92    1987  79     10       80       
  MINIMUM         70    622 AM  38    1983  58     12       54       
  AVERAGE         80                        68     12       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.05 1973   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.80  -1.80     0.91    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.32                     11.82  -5.50    14.47    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        34    -33       10       
  SINCE MAR 1     91                       190    -99      154       
  SINCE JUL 1   1120                      1509   -389     1141       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                         5     10        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  125                        62     63       42       
  SINCE MAR 1    241                       125    116       93       
  SINCE JAN 1    281                       161    120      176       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84                                                       
 LOWEST     43                                                       
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        92      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        38      1999                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2006.........SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT   
APRIL 18 2006.........SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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