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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1007 AM CST FRI MAR 7 2014

      ...NINTH COLDEST NOVEMBER THROUGH MARCH 5TH 
                 FOR THE CITY OF HOUSTON...

THE WINTER OF OUR DISCONTENT HAS LINGERED INTO MARCH WITH MORE SUB-
FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND THE THIRD ICE STORM OF THE WINTER.
THERE WERE TWO TO THREE MORE DAYS IN MARCH WITH TEMPERATURES
FALLING BELOW 32 DEGREES ADDING TO AN ALREADY IMPRESSIVE TOTAL OF
SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES. MOST OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS ENDURED ALMOST
TWICE AS MANY SUB-FREEZING DAYS COMPARED TO WHAT THE REGION
TYPICALLY EXPECTS DURING A WINTER.

BELOW IS A TABLE WITH THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF DAYS (1981-2010) AT OR 
BELOW 32 DEGREES DURING THE COOL SEASON DEFINED AS OCT 1ST THROUGH 
MARCH 30TH AND THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF DAYS AT OR BELOW 32 DEGREES THUS 
FAR FOR THE 2013-14 COOL SEASON:

            NUMBER OF DAYS AT OR BELOW 32 DEGREES (1981-2010)  

SITE           OCT     NOV     DEC     JAN     FEB     MAR     TOTAL

IAH NORMS      0.1     0.6     4.1     4.6     2.3     0.9     12.5 
IAH 2013-14      0       1       5      10       1       2       19

GLS NORMS      0.0     0.0     0.7     0.9     0.5     0.2      2.3
GLS 2013-14      0       0       0       6       0       0        6

CLL NORMS      0.1     0.9     6.0     6.4     3.1     1.2     17.7
CLL 2013-14      0       2       9      12       5       3       31

HOU NORMS      0.0     0.1     1.8     2.5     1.0     0.5      5.9
HOU 2013-14      0       0       1       7       1       2       11

IT HASN'T BEEN JUST THE OVERNIGHT LOWS THAT HAVE BEEN SO COLD...BUT 
DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES HAVE AT TIMES STRUGGLED TO WARM TO 50 
DEGREES. MOST OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS ENDURED DOUBLE THE USUAL NUMBER
OF DAYS AT OR BELOW 50 DEGREES. BELOW IS THE NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
HIGH TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW 50 DEGREES FOR THE PERIOD NOVEMBER
1ST THROUGH MARCH 5TH:

                NUMBER OF DAYS AT OR BELOW 50 DEGREES (1981-2010)  

SITE            NOV     DEC     JAN     FEB     MAR     TOTAL

IAH NORMS       0.5     3.6     4.5     2.6     0.4     11.6
IAH 2013-14       5       7       5       4       2       23

GLS NORMS       0.3     2.7     3.7     2.2     0.4      9.3
GLS 2013-14       3       6       6       5       2       22

CLL NORMS       0.9     4.7     5.9     3.6     0.7     15.8
CLL 2013-14       5       7       5       7       2       26

HOU NORMS       0.4     3.3     4.5     2.0     0.4     10.6
HOU 2013-14       4       6       5       3       2       20  

THE BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES OVER THE LAST FOUR MONTHS HAS NOT BEEN 
FUELED BY A FEW EXTREME EVENTS BUT RATHER A CONSISTENTLY VERY
COLD AIR MASS. THE PERIOD OF NOVEMBER 1ST THROUGH MARCH 5TH
CONTAINS 125 DAYS AND OUT OF THOSE 125 DAYS...APPROXIMATELY 80
DAYS HAVE BEEN BELOW NORMAL. BELOW IS A TABLE WITH THE NUMBER OF
DAYS WHEN THE DAILY TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW THE AVERAGE DAILY
TEMPERATURE:

              NUMBER OF DAYS WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES          
                              NOV 1 - MAR 5

                    NOV     DEC     JAN     FEB     MAR    TOTAL

CITY OF HOUSTON      20      20      19      17       4     80
COLLEGE STATION      20      21      18      15       4     78
GALVESTON            19      23      17      17       4     80
HOUSTON HOBBY        19      20      18      15       4     76

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE LAST FOUR MONTHS HAVE ALL BEEN BELOW 
THE 30 YEAR CLIMATE NORMALS. THE CITY OF HOUSTON HAS TEMPERATURE 
RECORDS DATING BACK TO 1892 AND THE AVERAGE DAILY TEMPERATURE FOR 
THE WINTER OF 2013-14 (DEFINED FOR THIS STATEMENT AS NOVEMBER 1ST 
THROUGH MARCH 5TH) IS 53.1 DEGREES AND THIS IS THE NINTH COLDEST 
PERIOD IN RECORDED HISTORY.

THE CITY OF GALVESTON HAS TEMPERATURE RECORDS DATING BACK TO 1875 
AND THIS IS THE 14TH COLDEST PERIOD IN RECORDED HISTORY WITH AN 
AVERAGE DAILY TEMPERATURE OF 54.9 DEGREES. ALTHOUGH HOUSTON HOBBY 
AND COLLEGE STATION HAVE SLIGHTLY SHORTER PERIOD OF RECORDS (1930 
AND 1911 RESPECTIVELY)...COLLEGE STATION TIED ITS EIGHTH COLDEST
PERIOD ON RECORD AND HOUSTON HOBBY RECORDED ITS 11TH COLDEST
NOVEMBER 1ST THROUGH MARCH 5TH ON RECORD.

BELOW IS A TABLE WITH THE AVERAGE NOVEMBER 1ST THROUGH MARCH 5TH 
TEMPERATURES AND WHERE THIS YEAR RANKS (COLDEST) HISTORICALLY...THE 
NORMAL VALUES FOR THIS PERIOD AND THE COLDEST VALUES FOR THIS TIME 
PERIOD:

                   NOVEMBER 1ST THROUGH MARCH 5TH                    
                      AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE                       

              CITY OF        HOUSTON        CITY OF        COLLEGE   
              HOUSTON        HOBBY          GALVESTON      STATION

2013-14       63.5           64.1           61.8           61.2      
2013-14 RANK  23RD           13TH           36TH           12TH 
NORMALS       67.0           66.5           65.8           65.2 
DEPARTURE     -3.5           -2.4           -4.0           -4.0 
COLDEST       60.5           60.7           57.7           58.0 

                      NOVEMBER 1ST THROUGH MARCH 5TH                 
                         AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE      

2013-14       42.7           45.0           48.1           40.7    
2013-14 RANK   9TH (T)       13TH           5TH (T)        5TH     
NORMALS       46.9           49.0           52.7           45.1 
DEPARTURE     -4.2           -4.0           -4.6           -4.4 
COLDEST       38.0           41.7           47.0           38.2   

                      NOVEMBER 1ST THROUGH MARCH 5TH                 
                         AVERAGE DAILY TEMPERATURE                   

2013-14       53.1           54.5           54.9           50.9  
2013-14 RANK   9TH           11TH           14TH           8TH (T) 
NORMALS       56.9           57.8           59.3           55.2 
DEPARTURE     -3.8           -3.3           -4.4           -4.3 
COLDEST       49.5           51.2           52.4           48.6

TO SATISFY THOSE WITH CURIOUS MINDS...HERE ARE THE TOP TEN COLDEST 
NOV 1ST THROUGH MARCH 5TH FOR ALL FOUR FIRST ORDER CLIMATE SITES:

                            CITY OF HOUSTON

             AVERAGE            AVERAGE            AVERAGE           
             HIGH               LOW                DAILY

             60.5 1977-78       38.0 1976-77       49.5 1976-77
             60.9 1976-77       40.6 1898-99       50.9 1898-99
             61.2 1898-99       40.7 1972-73       51.8 1972-73
             61.2 1894-95       41.9 1904-05       51.8 1894-95
             62.0 1929-30       42.1 1983-84       52.0 1904-05
             62.0 1904-05       42.1 1979-80       52.5 1983-84
             62.2 2009-10       42.4 1894-95       52.5 2009-10
             62.2 1935-36       42.6 1901-02       53.0 1911-12
             62.3 1911-12       42.7 2013-14       53.1 2013-14
             62.4 1947-48       42.7 1969-70       53.2 2000-01
             63.5 2013-14 (23)

                            COLLEGE STATION

             AVERAGE            AVERAGE            AVERAGE           
             HIGH               LOW                DAILY

             58.0 1972-73       38.2 1976-77       48.6 1976-77
             58.9 1978-79       39.9 1972-73       49.0 1972-73
             59.1 1976-77       40.4 1959-60       50.1 1977-78      
             59.4 1977-78       40.4 1911-12       50.2 1959-60     
             59.5 1929-30       40.7 2013-14       50.2 1978-79
             60.0 1959-60       40.8 1979-80       50.7 1929-30
             60.5 2009-10       40.8 1977-78       50.8 1928-29      
             60.6 1967-68       40.8 1904-05       50.9 2013-14      
             60.6 1928-29       40.9 1983-84       50.9 1963-64      
             60.7 2000-01       41.0 1928-29       51.0 2009-10   
             61.2 2013-14 (12)

                           CITY OF GALVESTON

             AVERAGE            AVERAGE            AVERAGE           
             HIGH               LOW                DAILY

             57.7 1976-77       47.0 1880-81       52.4 1976-77      
             58.3 1880-81       47.1 1976-77       52.6 1880-81      
             58.9 1898-99       47.1 1898-99       53.0 1898-99
             59.2 1977-78       47.4 1911-12       53.5 1911-12
             59.3 1904-05       48.1 2013-14       53.7 1977-78
             59.6 1876-77       48.1 1959-60       53.9 1959-60
             59.7 1959-60       48.2 1977-78       54.0 1904-05
             59.7 1914-15       48.6 1929-30       54.2 1876-77
             59.7 1911-12       48.7 1904-05       54.4 1929-30
             59.9 1963-64       48.9 1962-63       54.6 1963-64      
             61.8 2013-14 (36)                (14) 54.9 2013-14 

                          HOUSTON HOBBY AIRPORT

             AVERAGE            AVERAGE            AVERAGE        
             HIGH               LOW                DAILY

             60.7 1976-77       41.7 1976-77       51.2 1976-77
             61.3 1977-78       43.0 1977-78       52.2 1977-78
             61.4 1959-60       43.4 1963-64       52.5 1959-60      
             62.1 2009-10       43.7 1959-60       53.1 1963-64
             62.9 1983-84       44.1 1962-63       53.4 2009-10
             62.9 1963-64       44.3 1978-79       53.8 1978-79
             63.0 2000-01       44.4 1980-81       53.9 1983-84
             63.2 1978-79       44.4 1972-73       54.0 1972-73
             63.7 1972-73       44.5 1979-80       54.2 1962-63      
             63.7 1941-42       44.6 2009-10       54.2 1941-42      
             64.1 2013-14 (13)  45.0 2013-14 (13)  54.5 2013-14 (11)


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haven't warmed much today. over an inch of rain yesterday still 46 at 11:30
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Not much rain here. . .12 :roll:
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We got some rain here in Stafford, don't think it was much though. Didn't hear anything last night, but woke up to a wet yard and some drizzling. Just cool and overcast now. Our Bradford Pear tree is starting to bloom though! Hoping we get a nice burst this year. It hasn't really bloomed well since Ike.
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I got to visit with my sisters this past weekend, one lives in Yoakum and the other lives in Bay City. They both experienced the winter wonderland event of March 4th and described the "dipping dot" type of precipitation at their homes. I told them that it was likely graupel that they saw. They had never heard of this before. Great Thanks to all who contribute to this weather forum. I have learned a lot.
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Ok. I am calling an end to winter 2013 - 2014. I mean no more 32 degrees and below temperatures until Late in the year. Let the planting begin!
Caveat: I am not a pro met!
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A rather strong cold front will sweep across Texas tonight into tomorrow as the fast progressive somewhat split flow pattern continues. Temperatures should drop to the 30's inland with 40's along the Coast early Thursday. Another strong short wave (upper air disturbance) is penciled in for the weekend with a chance of showers and possibly some storms as that feature drops into NE Mexico/W Texas and heads on E early next week.

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Dear Srainhoutex:

Why has NOAA issued a wind advisory for tomorrow's post-frontal winds? I mean, at 15-20 mph with gusts only to 30 mph that doesn't sound particularly damaging. Not worried. Just don't understand.
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A Wind Advisory is specific to an area and based normal winds.

Wind Advisory:

Sustained winds 25 to 39 mph and/or gusts to 57 mph. Issuance is normally site specific. However, winds of this magnitude occurring over an area that frequently experiences such winds
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The day is over. It's gone with the wind.
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