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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
831 AM CST FRI DEC 26 2008


...MORNING CLIMATE DATA...
     
                            MORNING LOW    PRECIP SINCE MIDNIGHT
HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL         71                0.01
GALVESTON SCHOLES FIELD                            0.00
BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION            70                 T
     
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...THE HOUSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 25 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    601 PM  82    1964  63     11       62       
  MINIMUM         60    711 AM  11    1983  41     19       33       
  AVERAGE         67                        52     15       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.09 1916   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.19                      2.97  -1.78     1.77    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.19                      2.97  -1.78     1.77    
  SINCE JAN 1     52.51                     47.12   5.39    65.23    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        13    -13       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  273                       287    -14      188       
  SINCE DEC 1    273                       287    -14      188       
  SINCE JUL 1    430                       514    -84      348       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     84                                                       
 AVERAGE    89                                                       

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THE HOUSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        78      2005                    
                                             1988                    
                                             1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        18      1983                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 26 2008......SUNRISE   715 AM CST   SUNSET   529 PM CST   
DECEMBER 27 2008......SUNRISE   716 AM CST   SUNSET   530 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      61      0.00
PEARLAND                         76      61       T
SUGAR LAND                       77      61      0.00
TOMBALL                          72      57       T
CONROE                           70      57      0.00
HUNTSVILLE                       71      47       T
ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON            77      61      0.00
PALACIOS                         75      59      0.00
LEAGUE CITY (NWS)                73      59      0.00
     
     
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