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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
256 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
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..THE GALVESTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 85 2:02 PM 90 1875 84 1 86
2022
MINIMUM 76 5:41 AM 56 1945 73 3 79
AVERAGE 81 78 3 83
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.53 1969 0.09 -0.09 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.70 1.35 0.35 2.29
SINCE MAR 1 4.72 6.43 -1.71 6.24
SINCE JAN 1 11.30 12.87 -1.57 12.02
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 16 13 3 18
MONTH TO DATE 169 182 -13 197
SINCE MAR 1 636 473 163 637
SINCE JAN 1 703 510 193 690
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90
LOWEST 70
AVERAGE 80
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THE GALVESTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 90 2020
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 58 1945
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 6:26 AM CDT SUNSET 8:06 PM CDT
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 6:26 AM CDT SUNSET 8:06 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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