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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX                              
232 AM CDT THU APR 22 2004

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...THE MCALLEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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         86    100    1973  87     -1       75               
  MINIMUM         70     53    1890  67      3       67               
  AVERAGE         78                                                
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00   3.41 1966   0.05  -0.05     0.04           
  MONTH TO DATE    4.13               0.79   3.34     0.98           
  SINCE MAR 1      7.92               1.51   6.41     2.75           
  SINCE JAN 1      9.69               4.06   5.63     4.81           
                                                                     
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                  0      0        0              
  MONTH TO DATE    5                  0      5       11              
  SINCE MAR 1      5                 20    -15       55              
  SINCE JUL 1    516                624   -108      709              
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                 12      1        6              
  MONTH TO DATE  177                211    -34      193              
  SINCE MAR 1    415                409      6      332              
  SINCE JAN 1    534                558    -24      425              
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97                                                       
 LOWEST     58                                                       
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE MCALLEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87       101      1944                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        55      1930                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 22 2004.........SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 PM CDT   
APRIL 23 2004.........SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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