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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
810 AM CST FRI JAN 18 2008


...MORNING CLIMATE DATA...
     
                            MORNING LOW    PRECIP SINCE MIDNIGHT
HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL         39                0.03
GALVESTON SCHOLES FIELD          48                0.00
BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION            36                0.02
     
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...THE HOUSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 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    310 PM  80    1974  62     -8       36       
  MINIMUM         44   1159 PM  22    1977  41      3       30       
  AVERAGE         49                        52     -3       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.38 1963   0.12  -0.12     0.12    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.33                      2.04  -0.71     2.70    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.39                      5.73  -2.34     4.77    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.33                      2.04  -0.71     2.70    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        14      2       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  188                       238    -50      214       
  SINCE DEC 1    455                       605   -150      530       
  SINCE JUL 1    615                       832   -217      676       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96                                                       
 LOWEST     46                                                       
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE HOUSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        81      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        20      1940                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 18 2008.......SUNRISE   717 AM CST   SUNSET   546 PM CST   
JANUARY 19 2008.......SUNRISE   717 AM CST   SUNSET   547 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                    54      47      0.00
PEARLAND                         54      46      0.00
SUGAR LAND                       53      42      0.00
TOMBALL                          53      41      0.00
CONROE                           51      38      0.00
HUNTSVILLE                       51      36       T
ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON            52      44      0.00
PALACIOS                         52      44      0.00
LEAGUE CITY (NWS)                52      46      0.00
     
     
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