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

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1255 PM CST FRI FEB 1 2013

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...THE GALVESTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 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              78   01/02/2006
                        01/03/1989
 LOW               11   01/08/1886

HIGHEST            74   01/26        MM      MM       75  01/07
                        01/25
LOWEST             36   01/17        MM      MM       38  01/14

AVG. MAXIMUM     62.9              61.8     1.1     67.4
AVG. MINIMUM     51.0              48.6     2.4     54.8
MEAN             57.0              55.2     1.8     61.1

DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.7    -0.7        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        10.75   1991
 MINIMUM         0.02   1909

TOTALS           7.18              4.20    2.98     3.01
DAILY AVG.       0.23              0.14    0.09     0.10

DAYS >= .01        12                MM      MM        8
DAYS >= .10         7                MM      MM        3
DAYS >= .50         3                MM      MM        2
DAYS >= 1.00        2                MM      MM        1

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            0.0   2002
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   01/31 TO 01/31

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     265               309     -44      142
 SINCE 7/1        522               669    -147      464
COOLING TOTAL      24                 5      19       29
 SINCE 1/1         24                 0      24       29
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              11.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    33/320    DATE  01/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    44/310    DATE  01/30

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     83

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                4     RAIN                       8
LIGHT RAIN               13     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      21     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
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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