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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
816 AM CDT SAT MAY 17 2008


...MORNING CLIMATE DATA...
     
                            MORNING LOW    PRECIP SINCE MIDNIGHT
HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL         58                0.00
GALVESTON SCHOLES FIELD          68                0.00
BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION            57                0.00
     
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...THE HOUSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         79    311 PM  93    2003  86     -7       85       
  MINIMUM         62   1159 PM  47    1973  66     -4       67       
  AVERAGE         71                        76     -5       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.80 1992   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.18                      2.47   1.71     5.46    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.05                      9.43  -1.38    15.72    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.67                     16.09   0.58    22.59    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                        11     -5       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  163                       145     18      206       
  SINCE MAR 1    422                       355     67      439       
  SINCE JAN 1    471                       391     80      467       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84                                                       
 LOWEST     48                                                       
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE HOUSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        93      1998                    
                                             1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        52      1970                    
                                             1945                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2008...........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2008...........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 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                    79      66       T
PEARLAND                         78      65      0.02
SUGAR LAND                       80      60      0.00
TOMBALL                          77      58      0.00
CONROE                           77      57      0.00
HUNTSVILLE                       77      58      0.00
ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON            79      62      0.10
PALACIOS                         82      62      0.13
LEAGUE CITY (NWS)                77      64      0.12
     
     
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