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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX                              
126 AM CST SUN MAR 13 2011


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...THE MCALLEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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         85    206 PM 102    1954  81      4       81       
  MINIMUM         61    616 AM  35    1948  59      2       54       
  AVERAGE         73                        70      3               
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.45 1993   0.02  -0.02      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      0.34  -0.03     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.31                      0.34  -0.03     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.32                      2.89  -1.57     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    4                        17    -13       15       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        17    -13       15       
  SINCE JUL 1    507                       621   -114      598       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         6      2        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   71                        61     10       61       
  SINCE MAR 1     71                        61     10       61       
  SINCE JAN 1    306                       210     96      148       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.5                                         


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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90                                                       
 LOWEST     37                                                       
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE MCALLEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        99      2005                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        31      1951                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 13 2011.........SUNRISE   745 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT   
MARCH 14 2011.........SUNRISE   744 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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