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CLIMFE


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX                              
229 AM CST MON MAR 8 2004


...THE MCALLEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 2004...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1879 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST            
                VALUE   VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR            
                                           NORMAL                    
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         79     98    1991  79      0       79               
  MINIMUM         56     35    1926  58     -2       49               
  AVERAGE         68                                                
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00   0.07 1959   0.03  -0.03      T             
  MONTH TO DATE    T                  0.22  -0.22     0.71           
  SINCE MAR 1      T                  0.22  -0.22     0.71           
  SINCE JAN 1      1.77               2.77  -1.00     2.77           
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                  1     -1        1              
  MONTH TO DATE    0                 12    -12       20              
  SINCE MAR 1      0                 12    -12       20              
  SINCE JUL 1    511                616   -105      674              
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                  5     -2        0              
  MONTH TO DATE   63                 33     30        9              
  SINCE MAR 1     63                 33     30        9              
  SINCE JAN 1    182                182      0      102              
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87                                                       
 LOWEST     62                                                       
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE MCALLEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        98      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        35      1926                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  8 2004.........SUNRISE   649 AM CST   SUNSET   638 PM CST   
MARCH  9 2004.........SUNRISE   648 AM CST   SUNSET   639 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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