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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX                              
126 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2011


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...THE MCALLEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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         91    218 PM  94    1991  83      8       82       
  MINIMUM         70    703 AM  39    1968  62      8       62       
                                      1989                          
  AVERAGE         81                        72      9               
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.50 2006   0.02  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      0.56  -0.25     0.32    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.31                      0.56  -0.25     0.32    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.32                      3.11  -1.79     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        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        20    -16       32       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                        20    -16       32       
  SINCE JUL 1    507                       624   -117      615       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                         7      9        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  220                       134     86       91       
  SINCE MAR 1    220                       134     86       91       
  SINCE JAN 1    455                       283    172      178       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.3                                         


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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90                                                       
 LOWEST     40                                                       
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE MCALLEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83       100      1945                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        37      1952                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 24 2011.........SUNRISE   733 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 PM CDT   
MARCH 25 2011.........SUNRISE   732 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 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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