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CDUS44 KHGX 051308
CLIHOU

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
810 AM CDT MON MAY 5 2008


...MORNING CLIMATE DATA...
     
                            MORNING LOW    PRECIP SINCE MIDNIGHT
HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL         66                0.14
GALVESTON SCHOLES FIELD          73                0.00
BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION            65                0.08
     
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...THE HOUSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         84    349 PM  92    1947  83      1       85       
  MINIMUM         54    547 AM  44    1978  63     -9       70       
  AVERAGE         69                        73     -4       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.72 1953   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.57  -0.56     2.30    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.88                      7.53  -3.65    12.56    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.50                     14.19  -1.69    19.43    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         8     -4       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   39                        31      8       44       
  SINCE MAR 1    298                       241     57      277       
  SINCE JAN 1    347                       277     70      305       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83                                                       
 LOWEST     40                                                       
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE HOUSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        92      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        49      1970                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2008...........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT   
MAY  6 2008...........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 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                    82      60      0.00
PEARLAND                         88      76      0.00
SUGAR LAND                       82      58      0.00
TOMBALL                          84      55      0.00
CONROE                           83      48      0.00
HUNTSVILLE                       84      49      0.00
ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON            78      57      0.00
PALACIOS                         81      58       T
LEAGUE CITY (NWS)                81      59      0.00
     
     
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