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CDUS44 KHGX 171320
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
817 AM CDT WED MAY 17 2006


...MORNING CLIMATE DATA...
     
                            MORNING LOW    PRECIP SINCE MIDNIGHT
HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL         57                0.00
GALVESTON SCHOLES FIELD          66                0.00
BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION            55                0.00
     
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...THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         82    510 PM  93    2003  86     -4       80       
                                      1933                          
  MINIMUM         55    527 AM  47    1973  66    -11       64       
  AVERAGE         69                        76     -7       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.80 1992   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.81                      2.47   0.34     2.37    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.06                     16.09  -4.03    17.21    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                        11     -7        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  170                       145     25      104       
  SINCE MAR 1    551                       355    196      264       
  SINCE JAN 1    591                       391    200      347       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86                                                       
 LOWEST     28                                                       
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        93      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        47      1945                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2006...........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2006...........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 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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...MISCELLANEOUS CLIMATE DATA FOR YESTERDAY...
     
LOCATION                        HIGH    LOW     PRECIP
HOUSTON HOBBY                    83      56      0.00
PEARLAND                         84      57      0.00
SUGAR LAND                       84      52      0.00
TOMBALL                          82      54      0.00
CONROE                           82      49      0.00
HUNTSVILLE                       80      51      0.00
ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON            84      50      0.00
PALACIOS                         87      55      0.00
LEAGUE CITY (NWS)                81      54      0.00
     
     
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