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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX                              
126 AM CST TUE MAR 8 2011


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...THE MCALLEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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    241 PM  98    1991  79      4       78       
  MINIMUM         51    649 AM  35    1989  58     -7       64       
  AVERAGE         67                        69     -2               
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.07 1959   0.03  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      0.22   0.09     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.31                      0.22   0.09     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.32                      2.77  -1.45     3.30    
                                                                     
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                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        12     -9       15       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                        12     -9       15       
  SINCE JUL 1    506                       616   -110      598       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         5     -3        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   31                        33     -2       14       
  SINCE MAR 1     31                        33     -2       14       
  SINCE JAN 1    266                       182     84      101       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.5                                         


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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89                                                       
 LOWEST     43                                                       
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE MCALLEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        98      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        35      1989                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  8 2011.........SUNRISE   650 AM CST   SUNSET   638 PM CST   
MARCH  9 2011.........SUNRISE   649 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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