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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
827 AM CST WED DEC 10 2008


...MORNING CLIMATE DATA...
     
                            MORNING LOW    PRECIP SINCE MIDNIGHT
HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL         35                0.10
GALVESTON SCHOLES FIELD          41                0.02
BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION            33                0.18
     
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...THE HOUSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 9 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         78    348 PM  82    2007  66     12       82       
  MINIMUM         43   1159 PM  25    1917  44     -1       69       
  AVERAGE         61                        55      6       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.30          1.69 1899   0.12   0.18      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.47                      1.10  -0.63     0.08    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.47                      1.10  -0.63     0.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     51.79                     45.25   6.54    63.54    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                        11     -7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  103                        92     11       43       
  SINCE DEC 1    103                        92     11       43       
  SINCE JUL 1    260                       319    -59      203       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     70                                                       
 AVERAGE    82                                                       

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THE HOUSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        83      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        20      1978                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 10 2008......SUNRISE   707 AM CST   SUNSET   522 PM CST   
DECEMBER 11 2008......SUNRISE   707 AM CST   SUNSET   522 PM CST   

                                                                    
-  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                    77      45      0.12
PEARLAND                         77      45      0.27
SUGAR LAND                       78      43      0.76
TOMBALL                          78      41      0.22
CONROE                           75      40      0.22
HUNTSVILLE                       74      38      0.05
ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON            78      46      0.20
PALACIOS                         74      45      0.11
LEAGUE CITY (NWS)                75      46      0.20
     
     
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