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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
804 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

...MORNING CLIMATE DATA...
     
                            MORNING LOW    PRECIP SINCE MIDNIGHT
HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL         63                0.00
GALVESTON SCHOLES FIELD          62                0.00
BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION            60                0.00
     
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...THE HOUSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 13 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         72    152 PM  82    1921  65      7       60       
  MINIMUM         38    158 AM  19    1989  43     -5       45       
  AVERAGE         55                        54      1       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          2.85 1907   0.12  -0.11     0.14    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.79                      1.58  -0.79     0.69    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.79                      1.58  -0.79     0.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     52.11                     45.73   6.38    64.15    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        12     -2       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  177                       137     40       60       
  SINCE DEC 1    177                       137     40       60       
  SINCE JUL 1    334                       364    -30      220       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96                                                       
 LOWEST     57                                                       
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE HOUSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        83      1995                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        25      1985                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 14 2008......SUNRISE   709 AM CST   SUNSET   523 PM CST   
DECEMBER 15 2008......SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   524 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                    73      43      0.00
PEARLAND                         71      41       T
SUGAR LAND                       74      45       T
TOMBALL                          73      35       T
CONROE                           69      32      0.01
HUNTSVILLE                       70      43      0.00
ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON            75      40       T
PALACIOS                         71      50      0.00
LEAGUE CITY (NWS)                71      39       T
     
     
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