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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
226 AM CDT MON MAY 1 2006

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...THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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    403 PM  92    1981  82      5       70       
  MINIMUM         58    612 AM  44    1996  62     -4       51       
  AVERAGE         73                        72      1       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.97 1941   0.14  -0.14      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.93                      3.60  -0.67     1.28    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.25                     13.62  -4.37    14.84    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        4       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        48    -47       19       
  SINCE MAR 1     91                       204   -113      163       
  SINCE JUL 1   1120                      1523   -403     1150       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         7      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  265                       147    118      109       
  SINCE MAR 1    381                       210    171      160       
  SINCE JAN 1    421                       246    175      243       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     22                                                       
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        94      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        47      2005                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2006...........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2006...........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 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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