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

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CXUS54 KHGX 010707
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
207 AM CDT WED NOV 01 2023

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

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1874 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             94   10/02/1952
                       10/02/1938
 LOW              39   10/31/1993
HIGHEST           90   10/01         MM      MM       89  10/07
                       10/02
LOWEST            50   10/31         MM      MM       50  10/19
AVG. MAXIMUM    80.6               82.1    -1.5     80.7
AVG. MINIMUM    69.0                        0.4
MEAN            74.8               75.3    -0.5     74.0
DAYS MAX >= 90     2                0.8     1.2        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       17.78   1871
TOTALS          2.74               5.15   -2.41     1.54
DAILY AVG.      0.09               0.17   -0.08     0.05
DAYS >= .01        8                7.4     0.6        6
DAYS >= .10        4                4.9    -0.9        5
DAYS >= .50        3                3.0     0.0        1
DAYS >= 1.00       1                1.5    -0.5        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   1.23   10/10 TO 10/11               0.64  10/28 TO 10/28

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           0.0   2002
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     20                  8      12
 SINCE 7/1        20                  4      16
COOLING TOTAL    331                328       3
 SINCE 1/1      3848               3435     413
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              12.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    36/340    DATE  10/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    53/350    DATE  10/30

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.31

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     73

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              3     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                4     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                       7     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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