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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
810 AM CST THU JAN 17 2008


...MORNING CLIMATE DATA...
     
                            MORNING LOW    PRECIP SINCE MIDNIGHT
HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL         45                0.00
GALVESTON SCHOLES FIELD          52                0.00
BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION            33                0.00
     
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...THE HOUSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1900 TO 2008


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         54    603 PM  82    1936  62     -8       37       
  MINIMUM         46    444 AM  22    1972  41      5       32       
  AVERAGE         50                        52     -2       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.84          2.06 1978   0.12   0.72     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.33                      1.92  -0.59     2.58    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.39                      5.61  -2.22     4.65    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.33                      1.92  -0.59     2.58    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        14      1       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  172                       224    -52      182       
  SINCE DEC 1    439                       591   -152      498       
  SINCE JUL 1    599                       818   -219      644       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96                                                       
 LOWEST     83                                                       
 AVERAGE    90                                                       

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THE HOUSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        80      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        22      1977                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 17 2008.......SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   545 PM CST   
JANUARY 18 2008.......SUNRISE   717 AM CST   SUNSET   546 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                    56      48      1.84
PEARLAND                         58      48      1.55
SUGAR LAND                       57      48      0.58
TOMBALL                          54      46      0.79
CONROE                           52      45      0.63
HUNTSVILLE                       53      45       T
ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON            58      45      1.67
PALACIOS                         60      47      1.33
LEAGUE CITY (NWS)                54      47      1.66
     
     
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