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CDUS44 KHGX 291310
CLIHOU

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
810 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2008


 ...MORNING CLIMATE DATA...
     
                            MORNING LOW    PRECIP SINCE MIDNIGHT
HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL         46                0.00
GALVESTON SCHOLES FIELD          58                0.00
BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION            47                0.00
     
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...THE HOUSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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    458 PM  95    1987  82     -6       87       
  MINIMUM         52   1153 PM  47    1978  61     -9       60       
                                      1973                          
  AVERAGE         64                        71     -7       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.76 1957   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.46                      3.32  -1.86     3.35    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.87                      6.68  -2.81     9.75    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.49                     13.34  -0.85    16.62    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   27                        46    -19       65       
  SINCE MAR 1    156                       202    -46      140       
  SINCE JUL 1   1160                      1521   -361     1341       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         7     -7        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  162                       133     29      106       
  SINCE MAR 1    255                       196     59      214       
  SINCE JAN 1    304                       232     72      242       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72                                                       
 LOWEST     25                                                       
 AVERAGE    49                                                       

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THE HOUSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        92      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        51      1996                    
                                             1925                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 29 2008.........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT   
APRIL 30 2008.........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 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                    78      56      0.00
SUGAR LAND                       76      52      0.00
TOMBALL                          76      50      0.00
CONROE                           76      47      0.00
HUNTSVILLE                       75      47      0.00
ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON            75      50      0.00
PALACIOS                         75      55       T
LEAGUE CITY (NWS)                76      54      0.00
     
     
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