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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
805 AM CST THU DEC 18 2008

...MORNING CLIMATE DATA...
     
                            MORNING LOW    PRECIP SINCE MIDNIGHT
HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL         59                0.02
GALVESTON SCHOLES FIELD          61                0.01
BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION            55                 T
     
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...THE HOUSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 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         64    359 PM  80    1990  64      0       58       
                                      1984                          
                                      1908                          
  MINIMUM         44    450 AM  20    1932  42      2       31       
  AVERAGE         54                        53      1       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          2.28 1949   0.12  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.87                      2.06  -1.19     1.45    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.87                      2.06  -1.19     1.45    
  SINCE JAN 1     52.19                     46.21   5.98    64.91    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        12     -1       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  225                       185     40      114       
  SINCE DEC 1    225                       185     40      114       
  SINCE JUL 1    382                       412    -30      274       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     78                                                       
 AVERAGE    89                                                       

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THE HOUSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        82      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        24      1996                    
                                             1979                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 18 2008......SUNRISE   712 AM CST   SUNSET   525 PM CST   
DECEMBER 19 2008......SUNRISE   712 AM CST   SUNSET   525 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                    64      45      0.01
PEARLAND                         62      45      0.01
SUGAR LAND                       66      43      0.01
TOMBALL                          64      42      0.02
CONROE                           62      41      0.01
HUNTSVILLE                       58      39       T
ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON            69      45      0.01
PALACIOS                         67      41       T
LEAGUE CITY (NWS)                58      45      0.00
     
     
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