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CDUS44 KHGX 200711
CLIGLS
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
211 AM CDT WED MAY 20 2026
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..THE GALVESTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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 86 12:47 PM 90 2022 85 1 87
MINIMUM 68 11:34 PM 56 2002 73 -5 80
AVERAGE 77 79 -2 84
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.28 4.04 1984 0.10 0.18 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.98 1.64 0.34 2.29
SINCE MAR 1 5.00 6.72 -1.72 6.24
SINCE JAN 1 11.58 13.16 -1.58 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 12 14 -2 19
MONTH TO DATE 214 224 -10 252
SINCE MAR 1 681 515 166 692
SINCE JAN 1 748 552 196 745
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 36 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 49 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93
LOWEST 75
AVERAGE 84
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THE GALVESTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 91 2003
2022
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 59 1981
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 6:25 AM CDT SUNSET 8:08 PM CDT
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 6:24 AM CDT SUNSET 8:08 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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