NWS STATION ID: JBHT2 - NWS INDEX NO. 41-4531-8

JAMAICA BEACH DAILY CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY
ISSUED BY THE JAMAICA BEACH WEATHER OBSERVATORY TX
6:00 PM CST (7:00 PM CDT) FRI APR 4 2008

TEMPS IN DEGREES F...PRECIP IN INCHES...WIND IN MPH.
NORMAL TEMPS/PRECIP...01/1971-12/2000 AT GALVESTON, TX.
RECORD TEMPS/PRECIP...12/1990-04/2008 AT JAMAICA BEACH, TX.
...ALSO SEE SYMBOLS USED AND EXPLANATORY NOTES BELOW...

PRELIMINARY DATA SO FAR TODAY...FRI APR 4 2008
(DATA RECORDED 0000-1800 CST):

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE......  80º(R)
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE......  66º
PEAK WIND DIR/GUST.......  N 33
PRECIPITATION............  0.14

$$

FINAL SUMMARY OF THE DAY...THU APR 3 2008
(DATA RECORDED 0000-2400 CST):

MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE......  78º    TIME: 1426 CST
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE......  71º    TIME: 0248 CST
PEAK WIND DIR/GUST.......  SE29   TIME: 1340 CST
PRECIPITATION............  0.00
SNOW/ICE PELLETS/HAIL....  0.0
SNOW DEPTH AT 0600 CST...  0

NORMAL MAX TEMPERATURE...  73º
NORMAL MIN TEMPERATURE...  62º
NORMAL DAILY PRECIP......  0.08

RECORD MAX TEMPERATURE...  82º    YEAR: 1998
RECORD MIN TEMPERATURE...  50º    YEAR: 1992
RECORD PRECIPITATION.....  1.01   YEAR: 1997

$$

TEMPERATURE..DEGREES F:

HIGHEST TEMPERATURES:

THIS MONTH...............  80º    DATE: APR 04
THIS YEAR................  83º    DATE: MAR 15

LOWEST TEMPERATURES:

THIS MONTH...............  66º    DATE: APR 04
THIS YEAR................  36º    DATE: JAN 02

$$

PRECIPITATION..INCHES:

TOTAL THIS MONTH.........  0.14   NORMAL MONTH TO DATE:  0.33
TOTAL THIS YEAR.......... 10.22   NORMAL YEAR TO DATE:   9.78

MAX DAILY THIS MONTH.....  0.14   DATE: APR 04
MAX DAILY THIS YEAR......  1.85   DATE: JAN 16

MAX 24-HR THIS MONTH.....  0.14   DATE/TIME: APR 04/0000-APR 04/2400 CST
MAX 24-HR THIS YEAR......  2.87   DATE/TIME: JAN 15/1000-JAN 16/1000 CST

MONTHLY MAX THIS YEAR....  6.49   DATE: JAN 2008
MONTHLY MIN THIS YEAR....  1.19   DATE: FEB 2008

$$

SNOW/ICE PELLETS/HAIL..INCHES:

TOTAL THIS MONTH.........  0.0
TOTAL THIS SEASON........  0.0

MAX DAILY THIS MONTH.....  0.0    DATE:
MAX DAILY THIS SEASON....  0.0    DATE:

MAX 24-HR THIS MONTH.....  0.0    DATE/TIME:
MAX 24-HR THIS SEASON....  0.0    DATE/TIME:

SNOW/ICE PELLETS/HAIL OCCURRENCES THIS SEASON:
(NOTE: SEASON IS JUL 01 2007 TO JUN 30 2008)

...NONE...

$$

PEAK WIND DIRECTION/GUST..MILES PER HOUR:

PEAK GUST THIS MONTH.....  N 33   DATE: APR 04
PEAK GUST THIS YEAR......  N 52   DATE: MAR 10

$$

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE (SEA-LEVEL)..MILLIBARS:

MAX PRES THIS MONTH......  1021.1 MB   DATE: APR 02
MAX PRES THIS YEAR.......  1046.8 MB   DATE: JAN 02  ** (R) **

MIN PRES THIS MONTH......  1007.7 MB   DATE: APR 04
MIN PRES THIS YEAR.......  1000.8 MB   DATE: MAR 18


** (R) **  NEW ALL-TIME HIGHEST BAROMETRIC PRESSURE EVER
           RECORDED AT THE JAMAICA BEACH WEATHER OBSERVATORY.
           SCHOLES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN GALVESTON ALSO HAD
           A MAXIMUM PRESSURE OF 1046.8 MB WHICH SETS A NEW
           ALL-TIME RECORD FOR GALVESTON. THE PREVIOUS RECORD
           FOR GALVESTON ISLAND WAS 1046.4 MB ON JAN 06 1924.


$$


********** SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS USED **********

T    TRACE: AN AMOUNT TOO SMALL TO BE MEASURED.
+    SAME VALUE ALSO OCCURRED ON EARLIER DATES/YEARS.
ºF   TEMPERATURE IN DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
%    RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN PERCENT.
MB   SEA-LEVEL BAROMETRIC PRESSURE IN MILLIBARS.
IN   SEA-LEVEL BAROMETRIC PRESSURE IN INCHES. 
W/m² SOLAR RADIATION IN WATTS PER SQUARE METER.
CST  CENTRAL STANDARD TIME (90TH MERIDIAN)
(M)  DATA MISSING DUE TO INSTRUMENT/POWER OUTAGE.
(R)  NEW RECORD ESTABLISHED OR PREVIOUS RECORD TIED.


*** ADDITIONAL EXPLANATORY NOTES AND INFORMATION ***

TIMES OF OCCURRENCE ARE INDICATED IN 24-HOUR FORMAT IN
CENTRAL STANDARD TIME (CST) YEAR ROUND. DURING SUMMER, WHEN
CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT) IS IN EFFECT, ADD ONE HOUR TO
THE TIMES INDICATED FOR THE ACTUAL LOCAL TIME OF OCCURRENCE.

THE "NORMAL" VALUES OF TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
ARE BASED ON A 30-YEAR AVERAGE OF DAILY WEATHER
OBSERVATIONS AT GALVESTON, TX (1971-2000).

THE "RECORD" VALUES OF TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
ARE THE HIGHEST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE...LOWEST MINIMUM
TEMPERATURE...AND GREATEST DAILY PRECIPITATION FOR
EACH CALENDAR DATE AT JAMAICA BEACH, TX FROM DEC 1 1990
THROUGH THE PRESENT DATE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT MORE
EXTREME VALUES HAVE OCCURRED ON SOME DATES PRIOR TO THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE WEATHER STATION IN 1990.

THE "MAXIMUM DAILY" PRECIPITATION/SNOWFALL VALUES ARE
BASED ON THE MAXIMUM 24-HOUR CALENDAR DAY TOTAL FROM
MIDNIGHT TO MIDNIGHT (0000-2400 CST).

THE "MAXIMUM 24-HOUR" PRECIPITATION/SNOWFALL VALUES
ARE BASED ON THE MAXIMUM TOTAL RECORDED DURING ANY
CONSECUTIVE 24-HOUR TIME PERIOD DURING THE MONTH/YEAR
(e.g. 24/0700-25/0700 CST).

ADDITIONAL CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA IS AVAILABLE AT:
http://members.aol.com/IslandWx

JIM O'DONNEL, DIRECTOR
JAMAICA BEACH WEATHER OBSERVATORY