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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
818 AM CDT WED SEP 24 2008

 ...MORNING CLIMATE DATA...
     
                            MORNING LOW    PRECIP SINCE MIDNIGHT
HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL         72                0.00
GALVESTON SCHOLES FIELD           M                  M
BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION            70                0.00

...THE HOUSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 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         88    400 PM  96    1993  88      0       90       
                                      1988                          
                                      1985                          
  MINIMUM         69    613 AM  49    1999  67      2       70       
  AVERAGE         79                        77      2       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.37 1941   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.12                      3.28  -1.16     2.27    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.12                      3.28  -1.16     2.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.78                     34.41  -4.63    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       14                        12      2       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  317                       334    -17      393       
  SINCE SEP 1    317                       334    -17      393       
  SINCE JAN 1   2841                      2529    312     2725       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     50                                                       
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE HOUSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88        95      2000                    
                                             1993                    
                                             1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        48      1975                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 24 2008.....SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   715 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 25 2008.....SUNRISE   712 AM CDT   SUNSET   714 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                    87      72      0.00
PEARLAND                         M        M      0.00
SUGAR LAND                       88      70      0.00
TOMBALL                          M        M         M
CONROE                           89      66      0.13
HUNTSVILLE                       88      65      0.00
ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON            87      71      0.01
PALACIOS                         88      70      0.00
LEAGUE CITY (NWS)                86      72      0.00
     
     
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