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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
818 AM CST FRI MAR 7 2008


 ...MORNING CLIMATE DATA...
     
                            MORNING LOW    PRECIP SINCE MIDNIGHT
HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL         39                 T
GALVESTON SCHOLES FIELD          43                 T
BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION            34                0.02
     
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...THE HOUSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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         71   1257 PM  86    1991  71      0       71       
  MINIMUM         44    732 PM  25    1989  49     -5       37       
  AVERAGE         58                        60     -2       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.90          1.00 1970   0.11   0.79     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.17                      0.61   0.56     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.17                      0.61   0.56     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.79                      7.27   2.52     6.88    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         7      0       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        44     -6       57       
  SINCE MAR 1     38                        44     -6       57       
  SINCE JUL 1   1042                      1363   -321     1258       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         6     -2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         6     -2        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     53                        42     11       28       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     66                                                       
 AVERAGE    83                                                       

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THE HOUSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        88      1975                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        28      1989                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  7 2008.........SUNRISE   640 AM CST   SUNSET   625 PM CST   
MARCH  8 2008.........SUNRISE   639 AM CST   SUNSET   626 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                    70      47      1.07
SUGAR LAND                       72      43      0.94
TOMBALL                          72      42      0.97
CONROE                           73      42      1.04
HUNTSVILLE                       71      40      0.63
ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON            70      46      1.13
PALACIOS                         71      42      1.56
LEAGUE CITY (NWS)                67      46      1.03
     
     
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