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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
830 AM CDT FRI APR 18 2008


...MORNING CLIMATE DATA...
     
                            MORNING LOW    PRECIP SINCE MIDNIGHT
HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL         62                0.79
GALVESTON SCHOLES FIELD          64                 T
BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION            50                1.39
     
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...THE HOUSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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         80    215 PM  92    2006  79      1       70       
                                      1987                          
  MINIMUM         65    305 AM  38    1999  58      7       55       
  AVERAGE         73                        69      4       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.85 1992   0.12  -0.12     0.38    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      1.92  -1.61     1.51    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.72                      5.28  -2.56     7.91    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.34                     11.94  -0.60    14.78    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   23                        35    -12       64       
  SINCE MAR 1    152                       191    -39      139       
  SINCE JUL 1   1156                      1510   -354     1340       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         5      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   85                        67     18       49       
  SINCE MAR 1    178                       130     48      157       
  SINCE JAN 1    227                       166     61      185       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.4                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78                                                       
 LOWEST     54                                                       
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE HOUSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        94      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        42      1999                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2008.........SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT   
APRIL 19 2008.........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT   

                                                                     
-  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                    80      65      0.00
SUGAR LAND                       83      64       T
TOMBALL                          81      63      0.00
CONROE                           79      53      0.00
HUNTSVILLE                       80      62      0.00
ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON            80      68       T
PALACIOS                         79      69       T
LEAGUE CITY (NWS)                78      66      0.00
PEARLAND                         81      68       T     
     
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