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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX                              
126 AM CST THU MAR 8 2012


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...THE MCALLEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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         85    353 PM  98    1991  80      5       83       
  MINIMUM         66    731 AM  35    1989  58      8       51       
  AVERAGE         76                        69      7               
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.07 1959   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.27  -0.27     0.31    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.27  -0.27     0.31    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.48                      2.43   1.05     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                        14     -9        3       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                        14     -9        3       
  SINCE JUL 1    384                       547   -163      506       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         6      5        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   43                        37      6       31       
  SINCE MAR 1     43                        37      6       31       
  SINCE JAN 1    293                       196     97      266       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    48   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.6                                         


                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     48                                                       
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE MCALLEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        98      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        35      1989                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  8 2012.........SUNRISE   649 AM CST   SUNSET   638 PM CST   
MARCH  9 2012.........SUNRISE   648 AM CST   SUNSET   639 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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