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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
807 AM CDT THU AUG 21 2008

...MORNING CLIMATE DATA...
     
                            MORNING LOW    PRECIP SINCE MIDNIGHT
HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL         74                0.30
GALVESTON SCHOLES FIELD          78                0.11
BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION            76                0.00


...THE HOUSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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         85    346 PM 107    1909  93     -8       92       
  MINIMUM         73    248 AM  65    1976  73      0       76       
  AVERAGE         79                        83     -4       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.33          1.80 1920   0.13   0.20     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.68                      2.34   3.34     6.40    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.83                     10.87  -2.04    19.41    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.89                     29.64  -3.75    46.42    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        18     -4       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  384                       372     12      425       
  SINCE JUN 1   1603                      1430    173     1494       
  SINCE JAN 1   2314                      2004    310     2117       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.3                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94                                                       
 LOWEST     69                                                       
 AVERAGE    82                                                       

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THE HOUSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   93       106      1909                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        63      1940                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 21 2008........SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 PM CDT   
AUGUST 22 2008........SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 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                    81      74      1.72
PEARLAND                         79      74      0.31
SUGAR LAND                       81      75      0.75
TOMBALL                          85      72      0.35
CONROE                           83      72      0.62
HUNTSVILLE                       87      72      0.59
ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON            85      74      0.79
PALACIOS                         88      76      0.05
LEAGUE CITY (NWS)                81      73      2.04
     
     
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