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CDUS44 KHGX 181410
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
805 AM CST TUE DEC 18 2007


...MORNING CLIMATE DATA...
     
                            MORNING LOW    PRECIP SINCE MIDNIGHT
HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL         51                 T
GALVESTON SCHOLES FIELD          63                0.00
BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION            51                0.00
     
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...THE HOUSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 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         58    345 PM  80    1984  64     -6       79       
  MINIMUM         31    558 AM  22    1972  42    -11       65       
  AVERAGE         45                        53     -8       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.52 1949   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.45                      2.06  -0.61     0.51    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.45                      2.06  -0.61     0.51    
  SINCE JAN 1     64.91                     46.21  18.70    56.30    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        12      8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  114                       185    -71      194       
  SINCE DEC 1    114                       185    -71      194       
  SINCE JUL 1    274                       412   -138      340       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92                                                       
 LOWEST     44                                                       
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE HOUSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        82      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        24      1996                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 18 2007......SUNRISE   711 AM CST   SUNSET   525 PM CST   
DECEMBER 19 2007......SUNRISE   712 AM CST   SUNSET   525 PM CST   

                                                                     
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

 ...MISCELLANEOUS CLIMATE DATA FOR YESTERDAY...
     
LOCATION                        HIGH    LOW     PRECIP
HOUSTON HOBBY                    59      35      0.00
PEARLAND                         61      34      0.00
SUGAR LAND                       62      32      0.00
TOMBALL                          59      30      0.00
CONROE                           58      27      0.00
HUNTSVILLE                       56      28      0.00
ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON            61      28      0.00
PALACIOS                         63      31      0.00
LEAGUE CITY (NWS)                58      33      0.00
     
     
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