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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
915 AM CST MON DEC 15 2008


...MORNING CLIMATE DATA...
     
                            MORNING LOW    PRECIP SINCE MIDNIGHT
HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL         60                0.00
GALVESTON SCHOLES FIELD          64                0.00
BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION            42                0.01
     
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...THE HOUSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 14 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         75   1250 PM  83    1995  65     10       67       
  MINIMUM         62   1159 PM  25    1985  43     19       55       
  AVERAGE         69                        54     15       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             5.64 2005   0.12  -0.12      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.79                      1.70  -0.91     0.69    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.79                      1.70  -0.91     0.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     52.11                     45.85   6.26    64.15    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        12    -12        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  177                       149     28       64       
  SINCE DEC 1    177                       149     28       64       
  SINCE JUL 1    334                       376    -42      224       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     64                                                       
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE HOUSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        82      1995                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        21      1901                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 15 2008......SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   524 PM CST   
DECEMBER 16 2008......SUNRISE   711 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.                                          

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...MISCELLANEOUS CLIMATE DATA FOR YESTERDAY...
     
LOCATION                        HIGH    LOW     PRECIP
HOUSTON HOBBY                    75      63      0.00
PEARLAND                         67      63      0.00
SUGAR LAND                       77      62       T
TOMBALL                          76      59      0.00
CONROE                           77      59      0.00
HUNTSVILLE                       77      61      0.00
ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON            77      62      0.00
PALACIOS                         75      63      0.00
LEAGUE CITY (NWS)                75      63      0.03
     
     
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