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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX                              
126 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012


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...THE MCALLEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         86    324 PM  94    1982  82      4       89       
  MINIMUM         71    547 AM  42    1956  60     11       69       
                                      1960                          
  AVERAGE         79                        71      8               
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.17 1974   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.57  -0.53     0.31    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.04                      0.57  -0.53     0.31    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.52                      2.73   0.79     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                        28     -4        4       
  SINCE MAR 1     24                        28     -4        4       
  SINCE JUL 1    403                       561   -158      507       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                         7      7       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  137                       102     35      131       
  SINCE MAR 1    137                       102     35      131       
  SINCE JAN 1    387                       261    126      366       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.3                                         


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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     55                                                       
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE MCALLEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        94      1943                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        39      1960                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2012.........SUNRISE   738 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT   
MARCH 19 2012.........SUNRISE   737 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 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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