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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX                              
126 AM CST FRI JAN 6 2012


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...THE MCALLEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 5 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         72    323 PM  86    1946  70      2       MM       
  MINIMUM         51    742 AM  30    1947  50      1       MM       
                                      1959                          
                                      1969                          
  AVERAGE         62                        60      2               
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.22 1958   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.21                      0.16   0.05      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      2.48                      1.35   1.13     0.09    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.21                      0.16   0.05      T      
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         7     -4       MM       
  MONTH TO DATE   26                        35     -9        6       
  SINCE DEC 1    193                       212    -19      117       
  SINCE JUL 1    225                       272    -47      150       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2       MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        10    -10       12       
  SINCE DEC 1     74                        93    -19      130       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                        10    -10       12       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.3                                         


                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     44                                                       
 AVERAGE    72                                                       

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THE MCALLEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        90      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        30      1969                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  6 2012.......SUNRISE   721 AM CST   SUNSET   556 PM CST   
JANUARY  7 2012.......SUNRISE   722 AM CST   SUNSET   557 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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