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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX                              
129 AM CDT WED MAR 16 2011


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...THE MCALLEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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    321 PM 103    2008  81      4       78       
  MINIMUM         66    726 AM  40    1954  60      6       62       
                                      1958                          
                                      1970                          
  AVERAGE         76                        71      5               
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.92 2004   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      0.40  -0.09     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.31                      0.40  -0.09     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.32                      2.95  -1.63     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                        20    -16       15       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        20    -16       15       
  SINCE JUL 1    507                       624   -117      598       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         6      5        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  106                        79     27       76       
  SINCE MAR 1    106                        79     27       76       
  SINCE JAN 1    341                       228    113      163       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         


                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     64                                                       
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE MCALLEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        97      1961                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        38      1962                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2011.........SUNRISE   741 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT   
MARCH 17 2011.........SUNRISE   740 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 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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