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CLIMFE

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX                              
145 AM CDT MON MAR 19 2012


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...THE MCALLEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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    218 PM  94    1943  82      4       89       
  MINIMUM         71   1245 AM  39    1960  60     11       71       
  AVERAGE         79                        71      8               
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.08 1997   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.60  -0.56     0.31    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.04                      0.60  -0.56     0.31    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.52                      2.76   0.76     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                        29     -5        4       
  SINCE MAR 1     24                        29     -5        4       
  SINCE JUL 1    403                       562   -159      507       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                         7      7       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  151                       109     42      146       
  SINCE MAR 1    151                       109     42      146       
  SINCE JAN 1    401                       268    133      381       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.1                                         


                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90                                                       
 LOWEST     55                                                       
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE MCALLEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        95      1971                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        38      1960                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 19 2012.........SUNRISE   737 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 PM CDT   
MARCH 20 2012.........SUNRISE   736 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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