Earth Science 7-Houston

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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 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.