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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
234 AM CDT TUE APR 25 2006

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...THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 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         88    329 PM  90    1987  81      7       74       
  MINIMUM         68    624 AM  46    1995  60      8       48       
  AVERAGE         78                        70      8       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.55 1962   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.74                      2.79  -2.05     1.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.06                     12.81  -5.75    14.59    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        4       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        42    -41       14       
  SINCE MAR 1     91                       198   -107      158       
  SINCE JUL 1   1120                      1517   -397     1145       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         6      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  225                       106    119       80       
  SINCE MAR 1    341                       169    172      131       
  SINCE JAN 1    381                       205    176      214       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     46                                                       
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        90      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        45      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 25 2006.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT   
APRIL 26 2006.........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 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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