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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
153 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026

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...THE GALVESTON CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         84        MM  90    2020  84      0       86        
  MINIMUM         78        MM  58    1945  73      5       80        
  AVERAGE         81                        78      3       83     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.34 2002   0.09  -0.09     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.70                      1.44   0.26     2.29     
  SINCE MAR 1      4.72                      6.52  -1.80     6.24     
  SINCE JAN 1     11.30                     12.96  -1.66    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                        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    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.2                                        


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                         
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90                                                        
 LOWEST     77                                                        
 AVERAGE    84                                                        

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THE GALVESTON CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        90      2022                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        58      1916                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE   6:26 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:06 PM CDT     
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE   6:25 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:07 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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