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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
244 AM CDT MON OCT 16 2006

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...THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 15 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         77    332 PM  92    1947  82     -5       85       
  MINIMUM         68    536 AM  40    1978  59      9       62       
  AVERAGE         73                        71      2       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        2.40          5.06 1957   0.15   2.25     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.25                      2.25   2.00     0.55    
  SINCE JAN 1     44.59                     37.71   6.88    30.98    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         6     -6        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         6     -6        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         6      2        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  162                       120     42      165       
  SINCE SEP 1    603                       532     71      723       
  SINCE JAN 1   3092                      2727    365     3079       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94                                                       
 LOWEST     84                                                       
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        94      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        42      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 16 2006.......SUNRISE   724 AM CDT   SUNSET   650 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 17 2006.......SUNRISE   725 AM CDT   SUNSET   649 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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