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

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1204 PM CDT THU NOV 1 2012

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...THE GALVESTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1875 TO 2012

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            86   10/14        MM      MM       87  10/08
                        10/13                             10/07
                        10/12                             10/06
LOWEST             53   10/29        MM      MM       53  10/29
                        10/28

AVG. MAXIMUM     80.4              80.6    -0.2     80.4
AVG. MINIMUM     67.6              68.1    -0.5     68.6
MEAN             74.0              74.3    -0.3     74.5

DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.2    -0.2        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
 MINIMUM            T   1952
                        1889

TOTALS           0.51              5.52   -5.01     4.60
DAILY AVG.       0.02              0.18   -0.16     0.15

DAYS >= .01         2                MM      MM        6
DAYS >= .10         1                MM      MM        1
DAYS >= .50         1                MM      MM        1
DAYS >= 1.00        0                MM      MM        1

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            0.0   2002
                        2001
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   10/31 TO 10/31

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL      15                 9       6        9
 SINCE 7/1         15                 9       6        9
COOLING TOTAL     303               299       4      313
 SINCE 1/1       3749              3192     557     3757
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              10.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    33/010    DATE  10/27
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    44/360    DATE  10/27

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.20

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     72

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                1     RAIN                       1
LIGHT RAIN                3     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                       2     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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