000 CDUS44 KHGX 121511 CLIHOU CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 900 AM CST FRI DEC 12 2008 ...MORNING CLIMATE DATA... MORNING LOW PRECIP SINCE MIDNIGHT HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL 32 0.00 GALVESTON SCHOLES FIELD 39 0.00 BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION 32 0.00 ................................... ...THE HOUSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 11 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 56 336 PM 83 2007 65 -9 83 MINIMUM 33 748 AM 26 1898 43 -10 72 AVERAGE 45 54 -9 78 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 2.85 1985 0.12 -0.12 T MONTH TO DATE 0.78 1.34 -0.56 0.19 SINCE DEC 1 0.78 1.34 -0.56 0.19 SINCE JAN 1 52.10 45.49 6.61 63.65 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 20 11 9 0 MONTH TO DATE 150 114 36 43 SINCE DEC 1 150 114 36 43 SINCE JUL 1 307 341 -34 203 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.8 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 82 LOWEST 26 AVERAGE 54 .......................................................... THE HOUSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 82 1939 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 25 1989 1978 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 12 2008......SUNRISE 708 AM CST SUNSET 523 PM CST DECEMBER 13 2008......SUNRISE 709 AM CST SUNSET 523 PM CST - 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 57 34 T PEARLAND 56 33 T SUGAR LAND 56 33 0.00 TOMBALL 56 31 0.00 CONROE 55 30 T HUNTSVILLE 54 30 0.00 ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON 57 31 0.00 PALACIOS 60 32 0.00 LEAGUE CITY (NWS) 55 31 T THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND CLIMATE PRODUCTS...IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/HGX OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV $$