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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX                              
226 AM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012


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...THE MCALLEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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    419 PM 102    1954  81      4       85       
  MINIMUM         57    251 AM  35    1948  59     -2       61       
  AVERAGE         71                        70      1               
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.45 1993   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.43  -0.39     0.31    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.04                      0.43  -0.39     0.31    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.52                      2.59   0.93     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                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                        23      1        4       
  SINCE MAR 1     24                        23      1        4       
  SINCE JUL 1    403                       556   -153      507       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         6      0        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   64                        67     -3       71       
  SINCE MAR 1     64                        67     -3       71       
  SINCE JAN 1    314                       226     88      306       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         


                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     54                                                       
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE MCALLEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        99      2005                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        31      1951                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 13 2012.........SUNRISE   744 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT   
MARCH 14 2012.........SUNRISE   743 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 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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