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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
240 AM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007


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...THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 2007...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1900 TO 2007


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         85    402 PM  94    1947  83      2       84       
  MINIMUM         70    330 AM  44    1978  63      7       69       
  AVERAGE         78                        73      5       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.91 1944   0.15  -0.15     0.74    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.30                      0.57   1.73     0.74    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.43                     14.19   5.24     9.99    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         8      5       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        31     13       51       
  SINCE MAR 1    277                       241     36      432       
  SINCE JAN 1    305                       277     28      472       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97                                                       
 LOWEST     70                                                       
 AVERAGE    84                                                       

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THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        94      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        49      1970                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2007...........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
MAY  6 2007...........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 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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