April
                 Temperature and Precipitation Normals (1971-2000)
                       and Extremes for Houston (1927-2008)
                                (last update 5/1/08)
                              
    --------------- TEMPERATURE ---------------------    ------ PRECIPITATION -----
     NORMAL   RECORD       LOW      RECORD     HIGH       RECORD    CUMULATIVE PCPN 
    MAX MIN  MAX YEAR      MAX     MIN YEAR    MIN         PCPN      DAILY  YEARLY 
    --------------------------------------------------   --------------------------                              
 1  76  55   89  1936    69 1954   39  1987   72 2006    2.26 1945    0.11  10.13 
 2  77  55   88  1939    67 1970   39  1939   72 1982    2.45 2000    0.22  10.24
 3  77  55   87  2006*   63 1987   31  1987   72 2001    3.09 1993    0.33  10.35
 4  77  55   87  1940    65 1973   34  1987   72 2001    3.35 1922    0.44  10.46 
 5  77  56   91  1982    60 1987   38  1973   71 2001    2.61 1991    0.55  10.57
 
 6  77  56   86  1999*   64 1994   37  1970   71 1986    1.28 1934    0.66  10.68
 7  77  56   90  1930    55 2007*  32  1971   72 1999    2.28 1993    0.77  10.79
 8  78  56   92  1986    54 1983   35  1971   73 1999    3.26 2002    0.88  10.90  
 9  78  56   92  1963    65 1955   36  1973   72 2001    2.41 1959    0.99  11.01
10  78  57   92  1963    58 1986   31  1973   72 2001    2.57 2004    1.10  11.12 
 
11  78  57   89  1934    57 1982   38  1989   73 1965    1.67 1959    1.21  11.23
12  78  57   89  1981    57 2004   42  1940   73 1965    4.04 1923    1.32  11.34
13  79  57   92  1996    51 1980   39  1940   73 1965    6.34 1929    1.44  11.46
14  79  57   89  1996    62 1959   39  1980   73 1972    3.52 1966    1.56  11.58
15  79  57   90  1944    64 1974   38  1928   71 2001    3.05 1954    1.68  11.70
 
16  79  57   92  1987    66 1999   38  1983   74 1982    2.23 1946    1.80  11.82
17  79  58   92  2006*   66 2001   38  1999   73 2002    1.85 1992    1.92  11.94
18  79  58   94  1987    58 1998   42  1999   72 1970    8.16 1976    2.04  12.06
19  80  58   92  1987    67 1953   45  1953   73 1982    2.77 1931    2.16  12.18
20  80  58   93  1987    71 1969   47  1998   72 2002    2.70 1985    2.28  12.30
 
21  80  59   90  1987*   66 1966   42  1978   73 2002    2.31 1941    2.40  12.42
22  80  59   88  2006*   56 1982   43  1993*  73 1988    1.50 1996    2.53  12.55
23  81  59   91  1999*   67 1995   44  1998   75 1999    2.40 1981    2.66  12.68
24  81  59   90  1987    60 1982   46  1995   73 2007*   1.37 1942    2.79  12.81
25  81  60   90  2006*   66 1997   45  1983   73 1961    2.27 1997    2.92  12.94
 
26  81  61   91  1988*   65 1997   46  1978*  75 1994    3.52 1990    3.05  13.07
27  81  61   93  1933    61 1997   47  1978   77 1991    1.89 1972    3.18  13.20
28  82  61   95  1987    77 1973   47  1978   75 1994    3.76 1957    3.32  13.34
29  82  61   92  1987    70 1973   46  2008   75 1970    2.86 1950    3.46  13.48
30  82  61   92  1981    66 1976   43  1996   75 1967    2.04 1962    3.60  13.62

* indicates a record that has been tied on a previous year 

April Normals
 high:             79.1F    
 low:              57.9F  
 mean temperature: 68.5F   
 rainfall:         3.60"
 heating DD          36            
 cooling DD         135