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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
227 AM CST WED DEC 20 2006

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...THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 19 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         71    400 PM  81    1978  64      7       58       
  MINIMUM         66   1159 PM  22    1996  42     24       36       
  AVERAGE         69                        53     16       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.94 1953   0.12  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.72                      2.30  -1.58     6.37    
  SINCE JAN 1     56.51                     46.45  10.06    41.21    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        12    -12       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  194                       209    -15      279       
  SINCE DEC 1    194                       209    -15      279       
  SINCE JUL 1    340                       436    -96      453       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     78                                                       
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        81      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        26      1945                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 20 2006......SUNRISE   712 AM CST   SUNSET   526 PM CST   
DECEMBER 21 2006......SUNRISE   713 AM CST   SUNSET   526 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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