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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
805 AM CST MON DEC 22 2008

 CLIMATE DATA...
     
                            MORNING LOW    PRECIP SINCE MIDNIGHT
HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL         33                 T
GALVESTON SCHOLES FIELD                            0.00
BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION            29                 T
     

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...THE HOUSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 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   1238 AM  81    1970  64      0       75       
  MINIMUM         42   1159 PM  21    1973  42      0       42       
  AVERAGE         53                        53      0       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.41 1991   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.90                      2.52  -1.62     1.64    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.90                      2.52  -1.62     1.64    
  SINCE JAN 1     52.22                     46.67   5.55    65.10    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        13     -1        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  237                       235      2      124       
  SINCE DEC 1    237                       235      2      124       
  SINCE JUL 1    394                       462    -68      284       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    58                                                       
 LOWEST     28                                                       
 AVERAGE    43                                                       

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THE HOUSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        81      1981                    
                                             1970                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        13      1989                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 22 2008......SUNRISE   714 AM CST   SUNSET   527 PM CST   
DECEMBER 23 2008......SUNRISE   714 AM CST   SUNSET   527 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                    68      44      0.00
PEARLAND                         68      45       T
SUGAR LAND                       67      45      0.00
TOMBALL                          61      40       T
CONROE                           61      39      0.00
HUNTSVILLE                       55      35      0.00
ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON            67      46      0.00
PALACIOS                         65      46      0.00
LEAGUE CITY (NWS)                68      43      0.00
     
     
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