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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX                        
243 AM CST MON MAR 29 2004

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...THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 28 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1900 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         82    252 PM  89    1972  76      6       71       
  MINIMUM         70   1159 PM  33    1931  54     16       53       
  AVERAGE         76                        65     11       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.76 1966   0.11  -0.09     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.11                      3.03  -0.92     2.04    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.70                      9.69   4.01     8.21    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   28                       147   -119      103       
  SINCE MAR 1     28                       147   -119      103       
  SINCE JUL 1   1141                      1466   -325     1424       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         3      8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  106                        54     52       31       
  SINCE MAR 1    106                        54     52       31       
  SINCE JAN 1    124                        90     34       43       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97                                                       
 LOWEST     62                                                       
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        90      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        35      1931                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 29 2004.........SUNRISE   614 AM CST   SUNSET   639 PM CST   
MARCH 30 2004.........SUNRISE   613 AM CST   SUNSET   639 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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