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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
420 PM CDT WED MAY 08 2024

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...THE GALVESTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1874 TO 2024


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST      
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL           
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         84   2:14 PM  88    2022  82      2       83        
  MINIMUM         78   6:26 AM  54    1917  70      8       76        
  AVERAGE         81                        76      5       80     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          3.02 1885   0.09  -0.09              
  MONTH TO DATE    0.13                      0.67  -0.54              
  SINCE MAR 1      6.56                      5.75   0.81              
  SINCE JAN 1     18.00                     12.19   5.81              

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  TODAY            0.0                                                
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                                
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                                
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                                  

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 HEATING                                                              
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0        
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0        
  SINCE MAR 1     37                        90    -53       50        
  SINCE JUL 1    745                       888   -143      730        

 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY           16                        11      5       15        
  MONTH TO DATE  106                        83     23       95        
  SINCE MAR 1    439                       374     65      483        
  SINCE JAN 1    467                       411     56      597        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.8                                        


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  FOG                                                                 
  HAZE                                                                


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97                                                        
 LOWEST     82                                                        
 AVERAGE    90                                                        

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THE GALVESTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        88      2002                      
                                             2022                     
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        58      1885                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY  8 2024...........SUNRISE   6:32 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:01 PM CDT     
MAY  9 2024...........SUNRISE   6:31 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:01 PM CDT     


-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.




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