575  
CDUS44 KHGX 070654  
CLIGLS  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX  
154 AM CDT THU MAY 07 2026  
   
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..THE GALVESTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 2026
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1874 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 82 3:00 PM 86 2018 82 0 84  
2022  
MINIMUM 76 5:32 AM 53 1917 70 6 75  
AVERAGE 79 76 3 80  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 2.10 1987 0.08 -0.08 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.53 0.50 1.03 0.76  
SINCE MAR 1 4.55 5.58 -1.03 4.71  
SINCE JAN 1 11.13 12.02 -0.89 10.49  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 42 90 -48 37  
SINCE JUL 1 656 888 -232 752  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 14 11 3 15  
MONTH TO DATE 43 61 -18 74  
SINCE MAR 1 510 352 158 514  
SINCE JAN 1 577 389 188 567    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97  
LOWEST 82  
AVERAGE 90  
   
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THE GALVESTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 87 1934  
2018  
2022  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 53 1917  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 6:33 AM CDT SUNSET 8:00 PM CDT  
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 6:32 AM CDT SUNSET 8:00 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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