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CLIHOU

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
900 AM CDT THU SEP 18 2008


...MORNING CLIMATE DATA...
     
                            MORNING LOW    PRECIP SINCE MIDNIGHT
HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL         66                0.00
GALVESTON SCHOLES FIELD           M                0.00
BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION            65                0.00
     
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...THE HOUSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 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         79    252 PM 100    1995  89    -10       91       
  MINIMUM         60    624 AM  55    2000  68     -8       66       
                                      1903                          
  AVERAGE         70                        79     -9       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.85 1968   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.86                      2.38  -0.52     2.27    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.86                      2.38  -0.52     2.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.52                     33.51  -3.99    50.34    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                        14     -9       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  244                       258    -14      299       
  SINCE SEP 1    244                       258    -14      299       
  SINCE JAN 1   2768                      2453    315     2631       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90                                                       
 LOWEST     45                                                       
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE HOUSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   89        99      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        54      2000                    
                                             1981                    
                                             1903                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 18 2008.....SUNRISE   708 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 19 2008.....SUNRISE   708 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 PM CDT   

                                                                     
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

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...MISCELLANEOUS CLIMATE DATA FOR YESTERDAY...
     
LOCATION                        HIGH    LOW     PRECIP
HOUSTON HOBBY                    80      62      0.00
PEARLAND                          M       M        M
SUGAR LAND                        M       M        M
TOMBALL                           M       M        M
CONROE                            M       M        M
HUNTSVILLE                       78      56      0.00
ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON             M       M        M
PALACIOS                         82      58      0.00
LEAGUE CITY (NWS)                79      61      0.00
     
     
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