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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
840 AM CST MON MAR 3 2008


...MORNING CLIMATE DATA...
     
                            MORNING LOW    PRECIP SINCE MIDNIGHT
HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL         71                0.00
GALVESTON SCHOLES FIELD          67                 T
BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION            70                 T
     
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...THE HOUSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 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         76   1139 AM  84    1976  70      6       74       
  MINIMUM         56    223 AM  22    1980  48      8       42       
  AVERAGE         66                        59      7       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.30 1935   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.20  -0.20     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.20  -0.20     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.62                      6.86   1.76     6.88    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         8     -8        7       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        16    -16        8       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                        16    -16        8       
  SINCE JUL 1   1004                      1335   -331     1209       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         2      2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         2      2        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     53                        38     15       28       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.9                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     68                                                       
 AVERAGE    84                                                       

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THE HOUSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        83      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        21      1943                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  3 2008.........SUNRISE   645 AM CST   SUNSET   622 PM CST   
MARCH  4 2008.........SUNRISE   643 AM CST   SUNSET   623 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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...MISCELLANEOUS CLIMATE DATA FOR YESTERDAY...
     
LOCATION                        HIGH    LOW     PRECIP
HOUSTON HOBBY                    77      63      0.02
SUGAR LAND                       76      62       T
TOMBALL                          77      57      0.01
CONROE                           76      56       T
HUNTSVILLE                       78      61       T
ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON            76      64      0.00
PALACIOS                         74      64      0.01
LEAGUE CITY (NWS)                74      62      0.00
     
     
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