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

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
924 AM CST MON JAN 01 2024

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...THE GALVESTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 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             82   12/28/2021
 LOW              14   12/23/1989
                       12/25/1983
HIGHEST           79   12/09         MM      MM       81  12/03
LOWEST            44   12/11         MM      MM       21  12/23
                       12/29
                       12/30
AVG. MAXIMUM    66.5               65.5     1.0     66.8
AVG. MINIMUM    55.1                        3.5
MEAN            60.8               58.5     2.3     60.3
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        3
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       11.08   2016
TOTALS          2.94               4.23   -1.29     3.01
DAILY AVG.      0.09               0.14   -0.05     0.10
DAYS >= .01        7                9.7    -2.7        7
DAYS >= .10        4                5.2    -1.2        7
DAYS >= .50        3                2.1     0.9        2
DAYS >= 1.00       1                0.9     0.1        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   3.93   11/30 TO 11/30               0.93  12/29 TO 12/29

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL           4.0   2004
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    145                230     -85
 SINCE 7/1       263                326     -63
COOLING TOTAL     20                 31     -11
 SINCE 1/1      3948               3571     377
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.9
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    31/340    DATE  12/09
                                31/350          12/10
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    48/350    DATE  12/10

SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.31

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     74

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              2     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                3     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                       9     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      1
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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