000 CDUS44 KHGX 311356 CLIHOU CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 755 AM CST WED DEC 31 2008 ...MORNING CLIMATE DATA... MORNING LOW PRECIP SINCE MIDNIGHT HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL 52 0.00 GALVESTON SCHOLES FIELD 59 T BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION 44 0.00 ................................... ...THE HOUSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 30 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 70 428 PM 83 1974 62 8 70 MINIMUM 37 644 AM 19 1983 41 -4 37 AVERAGE 54 52 2 54 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.36 1911 0.12 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.68 3.57 -1.89 2.06 SINCE DEC 1 1.68 3.57 -1.89 2.06 SINCE JAN 1 53.00 47.72 5.28 65.52 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 11 14 -3 11 MONTH TO DATE 310 353 -43 257 SINCE DEC 1 310 353 -43 257 SINCE JUL 1 467 580 -113 417 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 12 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.3 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 LOWEST 37 AVERAGE 65 .......................................................... THE HOUSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 82 1974 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 41 18 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 31 2008......SUNRISE 717 AM CST SUNSET 532 PM CST JANUARY 1 2009.......SUNRISE 717 AM CST SUNSET 533 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 41 0.00 PEARLAND 73 39 0.00 SUGAR LAND 72 37 0.00 TOMBALL 71 33 0.00 CONROE 68 31 0.00 HUNTSVILLE 66 34 0.00 ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON 74 36 0.00 PALACIOS 69 41 0.00 LEAGUE CITY (NWS) 72 40 0.00 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 $$