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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX                              
129 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012


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...THE MCALLEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 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         81    138 PM  99    1989  79      2       78       
  MINIMUM         49    717 AM  35    1965  58     -9       62       
                                      1971                          
                                      1978                          
  AVERAGE         65                        68     -3               
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.11 1948   0.04  -0.04     0.31    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.20  -0.20     0.31    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.20  -0.20     0.31    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.48                      2.36   1.12     1.32    
                                                                     
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                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        10     -5        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                        10     -5        0       
  SINCE JUL 1    384                       543   -159      503       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   28                        25      3       29       
  SINCE MAR 1     28                        25      3       29       
  SINCE JAN 1    278                       184     94      264       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2                                         


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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     36                                                       
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE MCALLEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79       100      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        32      1942                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2012.........SUNRISE   651 AM CST   SUNSET   637 PM CST   
MARCH  7 2012.........SUNRISE   650 AM CST   SUNSET   638 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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