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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
228 AM CDT TUE APR 18 2006

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...THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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         92R   343 PM  92    1987  79     13       78       
  MINIMUM         72   1159 PM  38    1999  58     14       54       
  AVERAGE         82                        69     13       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.69 1973   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.92  -1.92     0.91    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.32                     11.94  -5.62    14.47    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        35    -34       10       
  SINCE MAR 1     91                       191   -100      154       
  SINCE JUL 1   1120                      1510   -390     1141       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                         5     12        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  142                        67     75       43       
  SINCE MAR 1    258                       130    128       94       
  SINCE JAN 1    298                       166    132      177       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90                                                       
 LOWEST     41                                                       
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        94      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        42      1999                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2006.........SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT   
APRIL 19 2006.........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 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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