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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
227 AM CDT THU APR 20 2006

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...THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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         87    252 PM  92    1987  80      7       78       
  MINIMUM         70   1159 PM  40    1940  59     11       59       
  AVERAGE         79                        69     10       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.03 1935   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.16  -2.16     0.98    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.32                     12.18  -5.86    14.54    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        37    -36       10       
  SINCE MAR 1     91                       193   -102      154       
  SINCE JUL 1   1120                      1512   -392     1141       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                         5      9        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  170                        77     93       53       
  SINCE MAR 1    286                       140    146      104       
  SINCE JAN 1    326                       176    150      187       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90                                                       
 LOWEST     51                                                       
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        93      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        42      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 20 2006.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT   
APRIL 21 2006.........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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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