000 CDUS44 KHGX 231415 CLIHOU CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 815 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...MORNING CLIMATE DATA... MORNING LOW PRECIP SINCE MIDNIGHT HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL 40 0.01 GALVESTON SCHOLES FIELD 0.00 BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION 34 0.01 ................................... ...THE HOUSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 22 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 42 1250 AM 81 1981 63 -21 75 1970 MINIMUM 31 840 AM 13 1989 42 -11 41 AVERAGE 37 53 -16 58 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 2.21 1910 0.11 -0.11 0.13 MONTH TO DATE 0.90 2.63 -1.73 1.77 SINCE DEC 1 0.90 2.63 -1.73 1.77 SINCE JAN 1 52.22 46.78 5.44 65.23 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 28 13 15 7 MONTH TO DATE 265 248 17 131 SINCE DEC 1 265 248 17 131 SINCE JUL 1 422 475 -53 291 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.2 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN LT FREEZING RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 55 LOWEST 33 AVERAGE 44 .......................................................... THE HOUSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 80 1996 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 42 7 1989 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 23 2008......SUNRISE 714 AM CST SUNSET 527 PM CST DECEMBER 24 2008......SUNRISE 715 AM CST SUNSET 528 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 44 33 T PEARLAND 45 34 T SUGAR LAND 45 34 0.01 TOMBALL 40 30 T CONROE 39 30 0.01 HUNTSVILLE 37 28 T ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON 46 36 T PALACIOS 48 37 T LEAGUE CITY (NWS) 44 33 0.01 THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC...AND CLIMATE PRODUCTS...IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/HGX OR AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV $$