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

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
220 AM CDT SAT APR 01 2023

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...THE GALVESTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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             89   03/19/2018
 LOW              26   03/02/1980
HIGHEST           88   03/12         MM      MM       86  03/30
LOWEST            46   03/19         MM      MM       40  03/12
AVG. MAXIMUM    74.8               72.0     2.8     72.9
AVG. MINIMUM    63.5                        5.1
MEAN            69.1               65.2     3.9     65.2
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          2.04               3.02   -0.98     1.29
DAILY AVG.      0.07               0.10   -0.03     0.04
DAYS >= .01        6                7.1    -1.1        8
DAYS >= .10        3                3.5    -0.5        5
DAYS >= .50        1                1.6    -0.6        0
DAYS >= 1.00       1                0.9     0.1        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.75   03/17 TO 03/17               0.42  03/22 TO 03/22

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      MM

DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     48                 78     -30
 SINCE 7/1       728                874    -146
COOLING TOTAL    181                 84      97
 SINCE 1/1       295                121     174
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              12.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    35/350    DATE  03/17
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    47/310    DATE  03/03
                                47/320          03/17

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.62

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     75

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              3     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     RAIN                       3
LIGHT RAIN               13     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      19     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      8
HAZE                     14

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

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