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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
810 AM CST MON DEC 29 2008


...MORNING CLIMATE DATA...
     
                            MORNING LOW    PRECIP SINCE MIDNIGHT
HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL         41                0.00
GALVESTON SCHOLES FIELD           M                0.00
BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION            33                0.00
     
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...THE HOUSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 28 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         57   1226 AM  80    1996  63     -6       63       
  MINIMUM         43   1216 PM  15    1894  41      2       46       
  AVERAGE         50                        52     -2       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.39          2.70 1900   0.12   0.27     0.15    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.68                      3.33  -1.65     2.06    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.68                      3.33  -1.65     2.06    
  SINCE JAN 1     53.00                     47.48   5.52    65.52    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        13      2       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  288                       326    -38      229       
  SINCE DEC 1    288                       326    -38      229       
  SINCE JUL 1    445                       553   -108      389       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89                                                       
 LOWEST     22                                                       
 AVERAGE    56                                                       

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THE HOUSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        81      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        15      1894                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 29 2008......SUNRISE   716 AM CST   SUNSET   531 PM CST   
DECEMBER 30 2008......SUNRISE   717 AM CST   SUNSET   532 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                    59      49       T
PEARLAND                         60      50       T
SUGAR LAND                       59      47      0.03
TOMBALL                          54      44      0.04
CONROE                           52      40      0.22
HUNTSVILLE                       49      37      0.11
ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON            59      49       T
PALACIOS                         59      48      0.01
LEAGUE CITY (NWS)                58      48      0.04
     
     
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