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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
816 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2008


...MORNING CLIMATE DATA...
     
                            MORNING LOW    PRECIP SINCE MIDNIGHT
HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL         70                0.00
GALVESTON SCHOLES FIELD          62                0.00
BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION            68                0.01
     
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...THE HOUSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 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    423 PM  82    1980  64     11       75       
  MINIMUM         59    348 AM  24    1996  42     17       51       
                                      1979                          
  AVERAGE         67                        53     14       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          2.14 1965   0.12  -0.09      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.90                      2.18  -1.28     1.45    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.90                      2.18  -1.28     1.45    
  SINCE JAN 1     52.22                     46.33   5.89    64.91    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        12    -12        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  225                       197     28      116       
  SINCE DEC 1    225                       197     28      116       
  SINCE JUL 1    382                       424    -42      276       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         

                                                                     
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     79                                                       
 AVERAGE    90                                                       

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THE HOUSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        81      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        20      1929                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 19 2008......SUNRISE   712 AM CST   SUNSET   525 PM CST   
DECEMBER 20 2008......SUNRISE   713 AM CST   SUNSET   526 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                    77      60      0.00
PEARLAND                         75      60      0.02
SUGAR LAND                       80      62       T
TOMBALL                          76      58       T
CONROE                           76      58      0.01
HUNTSVILLE                       74      57       T
ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON            80      62       T
PALACIOS                         76      63      0.17
LEAGUE CITY (NWS)                72      56      0.09
     
     
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