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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
812 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008


...MORNING CLIMATE DATA...
     
                            MORNING LOW    PRECIP SINCE MIDNIGHT
HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL         73                0.00
GALVESTON SCHOLES FIELD                            0.00
BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION            73                 T
     
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...THE HOUSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 26 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         77    251 PM  78    2005  63     14       66       
                                      1988                          
                                      1950                          
  MINIMUM         70    835 PM  18    1983  41     29       41       
  AVERAGE         74                        52     22       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          2.06 1904   0.12  -0.10     0.14    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.21                      3.09  -1.88     1.91    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.21                      3.09  -1.88     1.91    
  SINCE JAN 1     52.53                     47.24   5.29    65.37    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        13    -13       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  273                       300    -27      199       
  SINCE DEC 1    273                       300    -27      199       
  SINCE JUL 1    430                       527    -97      359       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97                                                       
 LOWEST     79                                                       
 AVERAGE    88                                                       

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THE HOUSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        81      1971                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        19      1892                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 27 2008......SUNRISE   716 AM CST   SUNSET   530 PM CST   
DECEMBER 28 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      71      0.05
PEARLAND                         76      70      0.02
SUGAR LAND                       81      71      0.02
TOMBALL                          78      69      0.03
CONROE                           76      69      0.06
HUNTSVILLE                       76      70      0.05
ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON            80      71       T
PALACIOS                         77      67      0.01
LEAGUE CITY (NWS)                76      68       T
     
     
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