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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX                              
139 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2011


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...THE MCALLEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 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         82    330 PM  99    2006  81      1       84       
  MINIMUM         46    631 AM  33    1948  59    -13       64       
  AVERAGE         64                        70     -6               
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.11 1997   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      0.32  -0.01     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.31                      0.32  -0.01     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.32                      2.87  -1.55     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        1                         1      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        16    -12       15       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        16    -12       15       
  SINCE JUL 1    507                       620   -113      598       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   63                        55      8       58       
  SINCE MAR 1     63                        55      8       58       
  SINCE JAN 1    298                       204     94      145       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.1                                         


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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    73                                                       
 LOWEST     26                                                       
 AVERAGE    50                                                       

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THE MCALLEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81       102      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        35      1948                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 12 2011.........SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   640 PM CST   
MARCH 13 2011.........SUNRISE   745 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 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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