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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX                              
127 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2011


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...THE MCALLEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         88    343 PM  97    1961  82      6       69       
  MINIMUM         64    704 AM  38    1962  60      4       55       
  AVERAGE         76                        71      5               
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.37 1988   0.02  -0.02     0.31    
                                      1991                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      0.42  -0.11     0.32    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.31                      0.42  -0.11     0.32    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.32                      2.97  -1.65     3.61    
                                                                     
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                         0      0        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        20    -16       18       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        20    -16       18       
  SINCE JUL 1    507                       624   -117      601       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         6      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  117                        85     32       76       
  SINCE MAR 1    117                        85     32       76       
  SINCE JAN 1    352                       234    118      163       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.0                                         


                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     39                                                       
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE MCALLEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        94      1982                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        42      1956                    
                                             1960                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2011.........SUNRISE   740 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT   
MARCH 18 2011.........SUNRISE   739 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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