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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX                              
127 AM CST SUN MAR 11 2012


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...THE MCALLEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 10 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         54   1158 PM  94    2010  80    -26       81       
                                      1954                          
  MINIMUM         47    247 AM  38    1996  59    -12       50       
  AVERAGE         51                        70    -19               
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             0.35 1981   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.37  -0.34     0.31    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.03                      0.37  -0.34     0.31    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.51                      2.53   0.98     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       14                         2     12        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   23                        20      3        3       
  SINCE MAR 1     23                        20      3        3       
  SINCE JUL 1    402                       553   -151      506       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   58                        55      3       63       
  SINCE MAR 1     58                        55      3       63       
  SINCE JAN 1    308                       214     94      298       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         


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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     77                                                       
 AVERAGE    85                                                       

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THE MCALLEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        99      2006                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        33      1948                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 11 2012.........SUNRISE   746 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 PM CDT   
MARCH 12 2012.........SUNRISE   745 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT   

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




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