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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
437 AM CDT FRI MAY 23 2008


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...THE HOUSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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         91    230 PM  96    2005  87      4       80       
                                      1996                          
  MINIMUM         77    343 AM  56    2001  68      9       66       
  AVERAGE         84                        77      7       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             3.10 1963   0.18  -0.18     1.29    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.18                      3.50   0.68     6.86    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.05                     10.46  -2.41    17.12    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.67                     17.12  -0.45    23.99    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        12      7        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  244                       213     31      249       
  SINCE MAR 1    503                       423     80      482       
  SINCE JAN 1    552                       459     93      510       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.5                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85                                                       
 LOWEST     52                                                       
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE HOUSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        95      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        52      2001                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 23 2008...........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT   
MAY 24 2008...........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 PM CDT   

                                                                     
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

 


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