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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
822 AM CDT FRI AUG 22 2008

...MORNING CLIMATE DATA...
     
                            MORNING LOW    PRECIP SINCE MIDNIGHT
HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL         76                0.00
GALVESTON SCHOLES FIELD          78                0.02
BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION            77                0.00

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...THE HOUSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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         88   1246 PM 106    1909  93     -5       94       
  MINIMUM         74    552 AM  63    1940  73      1       76       
  AVERAGE         81                        83     -2       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.03          2.00 1908   0.13   0.90     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.71                      2.47   4.24     6.40    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.86                     11.00  -1.14    19.41    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.92                     29.77  -2.85    46.42    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        18     -2       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  400                       390     10      445       
  SINCE JUN 1   1619                      1448    171     1514       
  SINCE JAN 1   2330                      2022    308     2137       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94                                                       
 LOWEST     63                                                       
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE HOUSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   93       106      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        64      1976                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 22 2008........SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT   
AUGUST 23 2008........SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 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                    89      73      0.65
PEARLAND                         87      75      0.29 
SUGAR LAND                       90      75      1.73
TOMBALL                          88      73      0.68
CONROE                           84      73      0.73
HUNTSVILLE                       86      75      0.66
ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON            90      75      0.04
PALACIOS                         89      80      0.00
LEAGUE CITY (NWS)                86      73      1.46
     
     
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