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Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1147 AM CDT MON APR 01 2024

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...THE GALVESTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1874 TO 2024

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             89   03/19/2018
 LOW              26   03/02/1980
HIGHEST           79   03/15         MM      MM       88  03/12
                       03/22
LOWEST            52   03/19         MM      MM       46  03/19
AVG. MAXIMUM    72.2               72.0     0.2     74.8
AVG. MINIMUM    61.4                        3.0
MEAN            66.8               65.2     1.6     69.1
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                0.1    -0.1        0
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       11.30   1997
TOTALS          4.40               3.02    1.38     2.04
DAILY AVG.      0.14               0.10    0.04     0.07
DAYS >= .01        8                7.1     0.9        6
DAYS >= .10        6                3.5     2.5        3
DAYS >= .50        3                1.6     1.4        1
DAYS >= 1.00       1                0.9     0.1        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   2.40   03/21 TO 03/22               1.75  03/17 TO 03/17

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            MM   MM
TOTALS           0.0
SINCE 7/1          T
 LIQUID 7/1    -0.10
DAYS >= TRACE      0
GREATEST
 24 HR TOTAL      MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     37                 78     -41
 SINCE 7/1       745                874    -129
COOLING TOTAL     97                 84      13
 SINCE 1/1       125                121       4
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.1
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    31/340    DATE  03/22
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    50/110    DATE  03/21

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.53

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     80

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              6     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                6     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN               11     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      16     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      5
HAZE                      8

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

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