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Houston, Texas, USA

Earth Science 7- Cities

Latitude/Longitude 29 N/95 W ^[1]

Elevation 15 meters ^[1]

Major Body of Water On Buffalo Bayou about 45 miles inland from Gulf of Mexico ^[1]

Climate

Average Temperature

Houston Temperature Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual Avg. Temperature 10.2 12.2 15.9 20.2 23.6 26.9 28.1 27.9 25.7 20.9 16.1 11.9 19.9 Avg. Max Temperature 16.1 18.5 21.7 25.8 29.2 32.3 33.7 33.6 31.3 27.6 22.4 18.2 25.9 Avg. Min Temperature 4.3 5.9 10.0 14.5 18.0 21.4 22.4 22.2 19.9 14.2 9.8 5.7 14.1

Average Precipitation

Houston Precipitation Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual Precipitation (inches) 3.3 3.0 2.9 3.2 5.2 5.0 3.6 3.5 4.9 4.3 3.8 3.5 46.1 Days with Precipitation 0.01 11.0 9.0 9.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.0 8.0 9.0 106 Monthly Snowfall (inches) 0.2 0.2 0.0 < 0.05 < 0.05 < 0.05 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 < 0.05 < 0.05 0.4 <ref/http://www.climate-zone.com/climate/united-states/texas/houston/index_centigrade.htm/>

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Houston, TX. Map. Google Earth. Google.com, 6 Oct. 2010. Web. 6 Oct. 2010.