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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX                              
210 AM CST THU MAR 3 2011


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...THE MCALLEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 2011...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 TO 2011


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         83    415 PM  99    1999  78      5       69       
  MINIMUM         55    342 AM  32    1980  57     -2       46       
  AVERAGE         69                        68      1               
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.40 2003   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.01                      2.62  -1.61     3.29    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        7       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        7       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         4     -4        7       
  SINCE JUL 1    503                       608   -105      590       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         4      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    6                         8     -2        4       
  SINCE MAR 1      6                         8     -2        4       
  SINCE JAN 1    241                       157     84       91       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         


                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     22                                                       
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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THE MCALLEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        94      1953                    
                                             1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        31      1980                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  3 2011.........SUNRISE   655 AM CST   SUNSET   635 PM CST   
MARCH  4 2011.........SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   636 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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