PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
700 AM CST SAT APR 2 2005

...MARCH WAS A LITTLE WETTER AND A LITTLE COOLER THAN NORMAL...

MARCH 2005 WAS SLIGHTLY WETTER THAN NORMAL. MOST AREAS RECEIVED
BETWEEN 3 AND 4 INCHES OF RAIN FOR THE MONTH WITH SOME SLIGHTLY
HEAVIER TOTALS OVER THE EXTREME SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE REGION.
AS IS TYPICAL DURING SPRING...SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCED
WIND DAMAGE AND LARGE HAIL. HAIL...AN INCH IN DIAMETER OR GREATER...
OCCURRED ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS ON THE 7TH...THE 19TH...21ST
AND 22ND...27TH AND THE 31ST. WIND GUSTS GREATER THAN 55 MPH OCCURRED
AT HOBBY AIRPORT IN HOUSTON ON THE 7TH AND IN GALVESTON ON THE 19TH.

EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER AND PERIODS OF PRECIPITATION KEPT TEMPERATURES
COOLER THAN NORMAL. MOST OF THE CLIMATE SITES WERE ABOUT A DEGREE
COOLER THAN NORMAL.

                         MONTHLY DATUM

SITE     AVG     AVG     DAILY     DEP     RAINFALL     DEP

IAH     72.0     51.4     61.7     -0.6    4.05         +0.69
GLS     70.2     57.2     63.7     -0.4    3.92         +1.16
CLL     71.2     49.5     60.3     -1.3    3.81         +0.97
HOU     72.5     53.3     62.9     -1.3    3.62         +0.43
PSX     72.6     54.8     63.7     +1.6    6.06         +3.36
UTS     71.5     50.1     60.8     N/A     2.84         N/A
CXO     71.4     47.3     59.3     N/A     2.83         N/A
LVJ     72.3     52.7     62.5     N/A     3.34         N/A
SGR     73.2     51.9     62.6     N/A     2.82         N/A
DWH     72.0     49.9     61.0     N/A     3.18         N/A
HGX     71.4     50.5     60.9     N/A     4.63         N/A

IAH - HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT
GLS - GALVESTON SCHOLES FIELD
CLL - EASTERWOOD FIELD COLLEGE STATION
HOU - HOUSTON HOBBY AIRPORT
PSX - PALACIOS
UTS - HUNTSVILLE
CXO - CONROE
LVJ - PEARLAND CLOVER FIELD
SGR - SUGARLAND HULL FIELD
DWH - TOMBALL HOOKS AIRPORT
HGX - NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE - LEAGUE CITY