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CDUS44 KHGX 171318
CLIHOU

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
815 AM CDT THU AUG 17 2006


...MORNING CLIMATE DATA...
     
                            MORNING LOW    PRECIP SINCE MIDNIGHT
HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL         78                0.00
GALVESTON SCHOLES FIELD          82                0.00
BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION            76                0.00
     
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...THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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         97    339 PM 101    1993  94      3       91       
  MINIMUM         79   1151 PM  63    2004  73      6       74       
                                      1992                          
  AVERAGE         88                        83      5       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.16 1947   0.13  -0.13     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.37                      1.82  -0.45     0.56    
  SINCE JAN 1     35.09                     29.12   5.97    26.84    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        18      5       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  319                       300     19      308       
  SINCE JUN 1   1392                      1358     34     1477       
  SINCE JAN 1   2183                      1932    251     2049       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91                                                       
 LOWEST     45                                                       
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   94       100      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        60      1992                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 17 2006........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 PM CDT   
AUGUST 18 2006........SUNRISE   651 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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...MISCELLANEOUS CLIMATE DATA FOR YESTERDAY...
     
LOCATION                        HIGH    LOW     PRECIP
HOUSTON HOBBY                    95      77      0.00
PEARLAND                         97      76      0.00
SUGAR LAND                       96      74      0.00
TOMBALL                          98      76      0.00
CONROE                           98      72      0.00
HUNTSVILLE                       99      77      0.00
ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON            95      72       T
PALACIOS                         91      81      0.00
LEAGUE CITY (NWS)                93      75      0.00
     
     
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