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CDUS44 KHGX 091309
CLIHOU

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
809 AM CDT FRI MAY 9 2008


...MORNING CLIMATE DATA...
     
                            MORNING LOW    PRECIP SINCE MIDNIGHT
HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL         70                0.00
GALVESTON SCHOLES FIELD          74                0.00
BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION            68                0.00
     
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...THE HOUSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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         89    414 PM  96    1967  84      5       87       
  MINIMUM         70    850 PM  47    1982  64      6       69       
  AVERAGE         80                        74      6       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.34 2005   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.48                      1.17   2.31     2.30    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.35                      8.13  -0.78    12.56    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.97                     14.79   1.18    19.43    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                         9      6       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   75                        66      9      104       
  SINCE MAR 1    334                       276     58      337       
  SINCE JAN 1    383                       312     71      365       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87                                                       
 LOWEST     34                                                       
 AVERAGE    61                                                       

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THE HOUSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        94      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        46      1984                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  9 2008...........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT   
MAY 10 2008...........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 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                    92      74      0.00
PEARLAND                         93      74      0.00
SUGAR LAND                       91      71      0.00
TOMBALL                          87      66      0.00
CONROE                           87      65      0.00
HUNTSVILLE                       86      65      0.00
ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON            90      73      0.00
PALACIOS                         85      74      0.00
LEAGUE CITY (NWS)                91      72      0.00
     
     
THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND CLIMATE
PRODUCTS...IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/HGX
OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV
     
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