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CDUS44 KHGX 241414
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
814 AM CST WED DEC 24 2008


...MORNING CLIMATE DATA...
     
                            MORNING LOW    PRECIP SINCE MIDNIGHT
HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL         68                 T
GALVESTON SCHOLES FIELD          63                0.00
BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION            57                 T
     
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...THE HOUSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 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         74    100 PM  80    1996  63     11       54       
  MINIMUM         40    130 AM   7    1989  42     -2       31       
  AVERAGE         57                        52      5       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.18          1.01 1938   0.11   0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.08                      2.74  -1.66     1.77    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.08                      2.74  -1.66     1.77    
  SINCE JAN 1     52.40                     46.89   5.51    65.23    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                        13     -5       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  273                       261     12      153       
  SINCE DEC 1    273                       261     12      153       
  SINCE JUL 1    430                       488    -58      313       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     59                                                       
 AVERAGE    80                                                       

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THE HOUSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        82      1955                    
                                             1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        11      1989                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 24 2008......SUNRISE   715 AM CST   SUNSET   528 PM CST   
DECEMBER 25 2008......SUNRISE   715 AM CST   SUNSET   529 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                    72      42      0.25
PEARLAND                         71      44      0.24
SUGAR LAND                       71      41      0.12
TOMBALL                          73      38      0.07
CONROE                           73      37      0.05
HUNTSVILLE                       69      36       T
ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON            71      46      0.24
PALACIOS                         64      43      0.11
LEAGUE CITY (NWS)                69      42      0.31
     
     
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