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In 2010, it happened once, on July 24. The rest of the year was far from normal. It began with an unusuallycold winter that was punctuated by a hard freeze in early January. That trend gave way to record-settingwarmth through spring and summer, though no record highs were set until late October. Drought conditionshat persisted for most of the year would have been much worse if not for Julys record-setting rainfall.

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JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER

JAY CARR : CHRONICLEource: National Weather Service * Record highs tied in previous years Note: All data reported from Bush Intercontinental Airport . Normals based on 30-year period (1971-2000)

MONTHLY RAINFALL TOTALS, in inches, with departure from normal:

CUMULATIVE PRECIPITATION, in inches:

DAILY HIGHS AND LOWS, with normal and record temperatures for each day:

DAILY PRECIPITATION, in inches, with significant rainfall events highlighted:Note: All December rainfalldata are through 7 p.m. Friday

Daily highs

How to read the chartRecord highs

Record lows

Normal highs

Normal lows

Daily lows

Record highs

for dates92 (Oct. 26)

Is Houstons weather ever normal?

2.53-1.15

3.55+0.57

1.88-1.48

2.81-0.79

3.68-1.47

3.75-1.60

1.02-2.81

4.81+0.48

0.02-4.48

2.71-1.48

3.04-0.65

12.92+9.74

Fifth-coolestFebruary onrecord, withan average

temperatureof 48.5

Fourth-wettest July

on record, with12.92 inches

of rain

Tied asfourth-driest

October on record,with .02 inches

of rain

Tied assixth-warmestJune on record,with average

temperatureof 84.7

Third-warmest

May on record,with average

temperatureof 79.4

WarmestAugust on

record, withaverage

temperatureof 87.7

Sixth-coolest winter (Dec.-March) on record,with an average temperature of 51.3

Pumpkin-rotting weather

Record high of 94 (Oct. 27) ishighest temperature everrecorded this late in fall

Cold snap Seven consecutive nights below freezing (Jan. 5-11) Coldest night of the year (20 on Jan. 9)

Record set, coolest high temperature for date (33 on Jan. 11)

89 (Nov. 1)*85 (Nov. 23)* 82 (Dec. 21)

July 24 was the only day with

a normal temperature range(high of 94 and low of 74)

Aug. 15, 16 and 23 were

the only 100-degree days

Warm nightsMarks indicate low

temperatures that eitherset or tied record for thewarmest low temperaturefor the date (12 this year,compared to 25 last year)

Just missed itLows of 83 on Aug. 12 and18 tie record for warmestlow for entire month ofAugust, and fall onedegree shy of warmest lowever (84 in July 1895)

Jan. 29:1.67

Apr. 18:2.47

May 14:2.44

Jul. 17:2.23

Sep. 7:2.56

Sep. 21:1.03 Dec. 24:

1.03

Dec. 29:1.96

Jul. 7:2.32

Jul. 2:5.43

Jun. 24:2.74

Feb. 11:1.31

Looking aheadCooler than normal water in the Equatorial Pacific Ocean aphenomenon known as La Nia is expected to last through the

spring. This tends to bring drier and warmer conditions to our area.

Actualrainfall

Normalrainfall

Normal rainfallfor year: 47.84

Actual rainfall in 2010: 42.72(5.12 below normal)

Late snowTrace amount ofsnow (Feb. 23)marks the latestsnowfall incitys history

July and September rainfall wipes out rainfall deficit,but drought conditions return with a dry October andNovember; late December rains bring a little relief