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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX                              
127 AM CST FRI MAR 9 2012


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...THE MCALLEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         90    249 PM  98    1991  80     10       96       
  MINIMUM         70    141 AM  35    1989  58     12       70       
  AVERAGE         80                        69     11               
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.16 1966   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.30  -0.30     0.31    
  SINCE MAR 1      T                         0.30  -0.30     0.31    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.48                      2.46   1.02     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                        16    -11        3       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                        16    -11        3       
  SINCE JUL 1    384                       549   -165      506       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                         6      9       18       
  MONTH TO DATE   58                        43     15       49       
  SINCE MAR 1     58                        43     15       49       
  SINCE JAN 1    308                       202    106      284       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    44   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    56   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    21.8                                         


                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90                                                       
 LOWEST     50                                                       
 AVERAGE    70                                                       

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THE MCALLEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        91      2011                    
                                             2006                    
                                             1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        33      1942                    
                                             1996                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2012.........SUNRISE   648 AM CST   SUNSET   639 PM CST   
MARCH 10 2012.........SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   640 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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