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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX                              
238 AM CDT THU MAR 15 2012


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...THE MCALLEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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         88    323 PM 104    2008  81      7       87       
  MINIMUM         71   1019 PM  37    1968  59     12       69       
  AVERAGE         80                        70     10               
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.32 1972   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.49  -0.45     0.31    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.04                      0.49  -0.45     0.31    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.52                      2.65   0.87     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                        25     -1        4       
  SINCE MAR 1     24                        25     -1        4       
  SINCE JUL 1    403                       558   -155      507       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                         7      8       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   92                        81     11       95       
  SINCE MAR 1     92                        81     11       95       
  SINCE JAN 1    342                       240    102      330       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.6                                         


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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87                                                       
 LOWEST     36                                                       
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE MCALLEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82       103      2008                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        40      1954                    
                                             1958                    
                                             1970                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 15 2012.........SUNRISE   742 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT   
MARCH 16 2012.........SUNRISE   741 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 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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