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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
818 AM CDT SAT APR 5 2008


...MORNING CLIMATE DATA...
     
                            MORNING LOW    PRECIP SINCE MIDNIGHT
HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL         53                0.00
GALVESTON SCHOLES FIELD          60                0.00
BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION            46                0.00
     
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...THE HOUSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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         85   1221 PM  87    1940  77      8       74       
  MINIMUM         56   1159 PM  34    1987  55      1       59       
  AVERAGE         71                        66      5       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.21          3.35 1922   0.11   0.10      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.25                      0.44  -0.19     0.21    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.66                      3.80  -1.14     6.61    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.28                     10.46   0.82    13.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        11    -11        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    129                       167    -38       75       
  SINCE JUL 1   1133                      1486   -353     1276       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         3      3        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   39                        12     27       32       
  SINCE MAR 1    132                        75     57      140       
  SINCE JAN 1    181                       111     70      168       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     55                                                       
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE HOUSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        91      1982                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        38      1973                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  5 2008.........SUNRISE   705 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT   
APRIL  6 2008.........SUNRISE   704 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT   

                                                                     
-  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                    83      57      0.13
SUGAR LAND                       84      57      0.21
TOMBALL                          82      56      0.70
CONROE                           78      53      0.33
HUNTSVILLE                       73      54      1.61
ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON            81      56      0.06
PALACIOS                         78      54      0.12
LEAGUE CITY (NWS)                81      56      0.05
     
     
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