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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
226 AM CST MON JAN 1 2007

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...THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 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         64    224 PM  82    1974  62      2       76        
  MINIMUM         45    452 AM  18    1983  41      4       45        
  AVERAGE         55                        52      3       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.30 1941   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.07                      3.69  -1.62     6.37    
  SINCE JAN 1     57.86                     47.84  10.02    41.21    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        14     -4        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  316                       367    -51      375       
  SINCE DEC 1    316                       367    -51      375       
  SINCE JUL 1    462                       594   -132      549       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     39                                                       
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        81      2006                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        25      1979                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  1 2007.......SUNRISE   717 AM CST   SUNSET   533 PM CST   
JANUARY  2 2007.......SUNRISE   717 AM CST   SUNSET   533 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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