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

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
711 AM CDT TUE MAY 02 2023

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...THE GALVESTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1875 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             95   04/27/2011
 LOW              38   04/08/1938
HIGHEST           87   04/01         MM      MM       88  04/06
LOWEST            57   04/24         MM      MM       57  04/09
AVG. MAXIMUM    77.4               78.0    -0.6     81.1
AVG. MINIMUM    65.8                        0.8
MEAN            71.6               71.5     0.1     75.5
DAYS MAX >= 90     0                0.1    -0.1        0
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       11.04   1904
TOTALS          4.67               2.06    2.61     2.01
DAILY AVG.      0.16               0.07    0.09     0.07
DAYS >= .01        9                5.8     3.2        4
DAYS >= .10        8                3.2     4.8        2
DAYS >= .50        4                1.6     2.4        1
DAYS >= 1.00       1                0.6     0.4        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.53   04/21 TO 04/21               1.80  04/25 TO 04/25

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            MM   MM
TOTALS           0.0
SINCE 7/1        0.0
 LIQUID 7/1     0.00
DAYS >= TRACE      0
GREATEST
 24 HR TOTAL     0.0

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      2                 12     -10
 SINCE 7/1       730                887    -157
COOLING TOTAL    207                207       0
 SINCE 1/1       502                328     174
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              12.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    36/010    DATE  04/06
                                36/310          04/21
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    54/360    DATE  04/06
                                54/320          04/21

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     76

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM             10     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       7
LIGHT RAIN               16     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      15     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      0
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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