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CDUS44 KHGX 241315
CLIHOU

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
815 AM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008


 ...MORNING CLIMATE DATA...
     
                            MORNING LOW    PRECIP SINCE MIDNIGHT
HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL         73                0.00
GALVESTON SCHOLES FIELD          78                0.00
BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION            72                0.00
     
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...THE HOUSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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         95    215 PM 107    1980  93      2       94       
  MINIMUM         75    605 AM  64    1973  73      2       78       
  AVERAGE         85                        83      2       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.46 1936   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.71                      2.73   3.98     6.40    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.86                     11.26  -1.40    19.41    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.92                     30.03  -3.11    46.42    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        18      2       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  439                       426     13      488       
  SINCE JUN 1   1658                      1484    174     1557       
  SINCE JAN 1   2369                      2058    311     2180       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.7                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94                                                       
 LOWEST     47                                                       
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE HOUSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   93       105      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        54      1891                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 24 2008........SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT   
AUGUST 25 2008........SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 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      74      0.15
PEARLAND                         93      73      0.78
SUGAR LAND                       M       M       0.00
TOMBALL                          95      71      0.00
CONROE                           93      72       T
HUNTSVILLE                       89      73      0.86
ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON            94      72      0.00
PALACIOS                         90      75      0.00
LEAGUE CITY (NWS)                91      73      0.18
     
     
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