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CDUS44 KHGX 161342 CCA
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
837 AM CDT SAT AUG 16 2008


 ...MORNING CLIMATE DATA...
     
                            MORNING LOW    PRECIP SINCE MIDNIGHT
HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL         76                0.00
GALVESTON SCHOLES FIELD          79                0.20
BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION            76                0.00
     
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...THE HOUSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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   1044 AM 101    1994  94     -3       94       
  MINIMUM         75   1229 PM  61    2004  73      2       80       
  AVERAGE         83                        84     -1       87      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.47          2.74 2002   0.12   0.35      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    3.44                      1.69   1.75     0.89    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.59                     10.22  -3.63    13.90    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.65                     28.99  -5.34    40.91    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        18      0       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  311                       282     29      334       
  SINCE JUN 1   1530                      1340    190     1403       
  SINCE JAN 1   2241                      1914    327     2026       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94                                                       
 LOWEST     61                                                       
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE HOUSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   94       102      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        63      2004                    
                                             1992                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 16 2008........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
AUGUST 17 2008........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 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                    90      77      0.04
PEARLAND                         88      76      0.00
SUGAR LAND                       91      76      0.66
TOMBALL                          92      73       T
CONROE                           91      74      0.56
HUNTSVILLE                       92      76      0.10
ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON            89      75      0.11
PALACIOS                         88      76      0.26
LEAGUE CITY (NWS)                89      75      0.01
     
     
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