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CDUS44 KHGX 181306
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
805 AM CDT SUN MAY 18 2008


 ...MORNING CLIMATE DATA...
     
                            MORNING LOW    PRECIP SINCE MIDNIGHT
HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL         57                0.00
GALVESTON SCHOLES FIELD          63                0.00
BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION            61                0.00
     
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...THE HOUSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         74    439 PM  93    1998  86    -12       82       
                                      1933                          
  MINIMUM         58   1159 PM  52    1970  67     -9       62       
                                      1945                          
  AVERAGE         66                        76    -10       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             4.20 1989   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.18                      2.64   1.54     5.46    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.05                      9.60  -1.55    15.72    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.67                     16.26   0.41    22.59    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                        11    -10        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  164                       156      8      213       
  SINCE MAR 1    423                       366     57      446       
  SINCE JAN 1    472                       402     70      474       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.4                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90                                                       
 LOWEST     53                                                       
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE HOUSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        94      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        50      1976                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2008...........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2008...........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 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                    73      60      0.01
PEARLAND                         73      58       T
SUGAR LAND                       77      57       T
TOMBALL                          73      56       T
CONROE                           71      54      0.04
HUNTSVILLE                       77      54       T
ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON            63      60      0.00
PALACIOS                         79      61       T
LEAGUE CITY (NWS)                72      59      0.00
     
     
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