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

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CXUS54 KHGX 011540
CLMHOU

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1024 AM CDT MON OCT 1 2012

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...THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             109   09/04/2000
 LOW               45   09/27/1942

HIGHEST            98   09/05        89       9      102  09/13
                                                          09/02
                                                          09/01
LOWEST             59   09/21        69     -10       59  09/07
                        09/20                             09/06

AVG. MAXIMUM     89.7              89.7     0.0     95.5
AVG. MINIMUM     69.7              69.8    -0.1     70.2
MEAN             79.7              79.8    -0.1     82.9

DAYS MAX >= 90     15              17.0    -2.0       27
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        13.37   1913
 MINIMUM         0.15   1929

TOTALS           2.02              4.12   -2.10     1.28
DAILY AVG.       0.07              0.14   -0.07     0.04

DAYS >= .01         7               8.0    -1.0        5
DAYS >= .10         6               5.4     0.6        3
DAYS >= .50         1               2.4    -1.4        1
DAYS >= 1.00        0               1.2    -1.2        0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL       0                 1      -1        0
 SINCE 7/1          0                 1      -1        0
COOLING TOTAL     448               443       5      543
 SINCE 1/1       3199              2825     374     3602
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.5
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   1/128
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    29/350    DATE  09/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    37/360    DATE  09/30

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     72

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       5
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      12     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      1

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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...THE HOUSTON/HOBBY AIRPORT CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1930 TO 2012

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             108   09/04/2000
 LOW               46   09/27/1942

HIGHEST            95   09/07        89       6      101  09/13
                        09/06
                        09/05
LOWEST             61   09/21        72     -11       63  09/06

AVG. MAXIMUM     88.2              88.4    -0.2     93.9
AVG. MINIMUM     70.5              71.7    -1.2     71.8
MEAN             79.3              80.1    -0.8     82.9

DAYS MAX >= 90      9              12.3    -3.3       27
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        10.95   2008
 MINIMUM         1.47   2005

TOTALS           3.98              5.21   -1.23     1.66

DAILY AVG.       0.13              0.17   -0.04     0.06

DAYS >= .01         8               9.1    -1.1        6
DAYS >= .10         6               6.0     0.0        2
DAYS >= .50         4               3.0     1.0        2
DAYS >= 1.00        1               1.5    -0.5        0

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL       0                 0       0        0
 SINCE 7/1          0                 0       0        0
COOLING TOTAL     439               452     -13      542
 SINCE 1/1       3211              2793     418     3551
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              5.7
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION   1/132
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    25/340    DATE  09/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    31/340    DATE  09/30

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     72

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN               10     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      10     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
HAZE                      3

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

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