641  
CDUS44 KHGX 170756  
CLIIAH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX  
256 AM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
   
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..THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 2026  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1889 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 89 2:33 PM 94 2018 87 2 93  
2022  
MINIMUM 72 5:30 AM 47 1973 68 4 81  
AVERAGE 81 77 4 87  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.80 1992 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 5.17 2.35 2.82 2.98  
SINCE MAR 1 14.05 9.77 4.28 6.82  
SINCE JAN 1 18.59 16.50 2.09 15.15  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 4 0 4 0  
SINCE MAR 1 64 153 -89 71  
SINCE JUL 1 855 1264 -409 977  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 16 12 4 22  
MONTH TO DATE 159 168 -9 203  
SINCE MAR 1 650 432 218 682  
SINCE JAN 1 777 481 296 767    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87  
LOWEST 51  
AVERAGE 69  
   
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THE HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 96 2018  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 52 1945  
1970  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 6:27 AM CDT SUNSET 8:09 PM CDT  
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 6:26 AM CDT SUNSET 8:10 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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