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CLIHOU

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
442 PM CDT SUN MAY 11 2008


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...THE HOUSTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 2008...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         82    259 PM  91    2002  85     -3       82       
                                      1958                          
                                      1946                          
  MINIMUM         73    803 AM  47    1981  65      8       64       
  AVERAGE         78                        75      3       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.03          2.16 1959   0.16  -0.13     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.51                      1.65   1.86     4.56    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.38                      8.61  -1.23    14.82    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.00                     15.27   0.73    21.69    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY           13                        10      3        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  121                        94     27      134       
  SINCE MAR 1    380                       304     76      367       
  SINCE JAN 1    429                       340     89      395       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  10   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (10)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2                                         

 
                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE HOUSTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        92      1967                    
                                             1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        52      1960                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 11 2008...........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT   
MAY 12 2008...........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT   

                                                                     
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

 
...MISCELLANEOUS CLIMATE DATA FOR TODAY...
     
LOCATION                        HIGH    LOW     PRECIP
HOUSTON HOBBY                    84      73      0.08
PEARLAND                         84      74       T
SUGAR LAND                       84      75      0.00
TOMBALL                          81      72      0.01
CONROE                           80      71      0.02
HUNTSVILLE                       79      67       T
ANGLETON/LAKE JACKSON            85      73       T
PALACIOS                         85      73       T
LEAGUE CITY (NWS)                82      72      0.00
     
     
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