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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX                              
131 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2011


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...THE MCALLEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 10 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         81    420 PM  94    2010  80      1       94       
                                      1954                          
  MINIMUM         50    656 AM  38    1996  59     -9       66       
  AVERAGE         66                        70     -4               
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.35 1981   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      0.30   0.01     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.31                      0.30   0.01     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.32                      2.85  -1.53     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                        15    -12       15       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                        15    -12       15       
  SINCE JUL 1    506                       619   -113      598       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         6     -5       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   63                        49     14       49       
  SINCE MAR 1     63                        49     14       49       
  SINCE JAN 1    298                       198    100      136       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         


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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    66                                                       
 LOWEST     10                                                       
 AVERAGE    38                                                       

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THE MCALLEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        99      2006                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        33      1948                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 11 2011.........SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   640 PM CST   
MARCH 12 2011.........SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   640 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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