Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
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CXUS54 KHGX 011527 RRA
CLMGLS
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1008 AM CDT MON APR 1 2013
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...THE GALVESTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2013...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2013
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 87 03/15/2008
LOW 26 03/02/1980
HIGHEST 79 03/31 MM MM 81 03/24
LOWEST 45 03/03 MM MM 50 03/04
AVG. MAXIMUM 70.3 70.2 0.1 75.2
AVG. MINIMUM 57.2 56.6 0.6 65.1
MEAN 63.7 63.4 0.3 70.1
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 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 11.33 1997
MINIMUM 0.06 1953
TOTALS 0.72 3.16 -2.44 4.96
DAILY AVG. 0.02 0.10 -0.08 0.16
DAYS >= .01 3 MM MM 7
DAYS >= .10 2 MM MM 5
DAYS >= .50 1 MM MM 4
DAYS >= 1.00 0 MM MM 2
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL MM MM
TOTALS 0.0 MM MM 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.0 MM MM 0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 MM MM 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 MM MM 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 MM 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL 0.0 03/31 TO 03/31
DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 100 103 -3 17
SINCE 7/1 710 991 -281 630
COOLING TOTAL 68 53 15 186
SINCE 1/1 104 70 34 245
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.2
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 32/340 DATE 03/24
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 40/340 DATE 03/11
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.30
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 68
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 0 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 2 RAIN 2
LIGHT RAIN 8 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 8 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 3
HAZE 5
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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