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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX                              
125 AM CST WED JAN 4 2012


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...THE MCALLEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         68    411 PM  89    1982  70     -2       71       
                                      1997                          
  MINIMUM         38    742 AM  24    1979  50    -12       60       
  AVERAGE         53                        60     -7               
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.47 1965   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.21                      0.09   0.12     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.48                      1.28   1.20     0.09    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.21                      0.09   0.12     0.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         7      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        21      1        6       
  SINCE DEC 1    189                       198     -9      117       
  SINCE JUL 1    221                       258    -37      150       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6        1       
  SINCE DEC 1     74                        89    -15      119       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         6     -6        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.2                                         


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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86                                                       
 LOWEST     30                                                       
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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THE MCALLEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        94      1997                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        25      1979                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  4 2012.......SUNRISE   721 AM CST   SUNSET   554 PM CST   
JANUARY  5 2012.......SUNRISE   721 AM CST   SUNSET   555 PM CST   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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