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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
424 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
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..THE GALVESTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.
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)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 84 1:47 PM 90 2020 84 0 86
MINIMUM 78 6:12 AM 58 1945 73 5 80
AVERAGE 81 78 3 83
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.34 2002 0.09 -0.09
MONTH TO DATE 1.70 1.44 0.26
SINCE MAR 1 4.72 6.52 -1.80
SINCE JAN 1 11.30 12.96 -1.66
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 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
TODAY 16 14 2 18
MONTH TO DATE 185 196 -11 215
SINCE MAR 1 652 487 165 655
SINCE JAN 1 719 524 195 708
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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 18.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90
LOWEST 77
AVERAGE 84
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THE GALVESTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 90 2022
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 58 1916
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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