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CLIGLS
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
440 PM CDT WED MAY 20 2026
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..THE GALVESTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 73 4:43 AM 91 2003 85 -12 88
2022
MINIMUM 69 12:00 AM 59 1981 74 -5 81
AVERAGE 71 79 -8 85
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.03 4.89 1947 0.10 -0.07
MONTH TO DATE 2.01 1.74 0.27
SINCE MAR 1 5.03 6.82 -1.79
SINCE JAN 1 11.61 13.26 -1.65
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 6 14 -8 20
MONTH TO DATE 220 238 -18 272
SINCE MAR 1 687 529 158 712
SINCE JAN 1 754 566 188 765
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
LIGHT RAIN
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93
LOWEST 87
AVERAGE 90
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THE GALVESTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 92 2005
2022
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 61 1883
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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