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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
812 AM CDT FRI JUL 18 2008

...MORNING CLIMATE DATA...
     
                            MORNING LOW    PRECIP SINCE MIDNIGHT
HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL         71                0.00
GALVESTON SCHOLES FIELD          78                0.00
BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION            72                0.00

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...THE HOUSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 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         98    217 PM 104    1980  94      4       90       
  MINIMUM         72    500 AM  67    1974  74     -2       73       
  AVERAGE         85                        84      1       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.97 1999   0.09  -0.09     0.20    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.19                      1.89  -1.70     5.91    
  SINCE JUN 1      2.25                      7.24  -4.99     8.98    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.31                     26.01  -6.70    35.99    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        19      1       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  335                       307     28      295       
  SINCE JUN 1    929                       792    137      825       
  SINCE JAN 1   1640                      1366    274     1448       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     34                                                       
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE HOUSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   94       102      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        67      1974                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 18 2008..........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 PM CDT   
JULY 19 2008..........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 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                    93      76      0.00
PEARLAND                         92      73      0.00
SUGAR LAND                       97      72      0.00
TOMBALL                          97      68      0.00
CONROE                           96      68      0.00
HUNTSVILLE                       97      73      0.00
ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON            93      70      0.00
PALACIOS                         92      77      0.00
LEAGUE CITY (NWS)                90      73      0.00
     
     
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