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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX                              
125 AM CDT THU MAR 22 2012


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...THE MCALLEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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    340 PM 100    1952  83      2       88       
  MINIMUM         55    700 AM  37    1965  61     -6       71       
  AVERAGE         70                        72     -2               
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.38 1956   0.04  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.69  -0.65     0.31    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.04                      0.69  -0.65     0.31    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.52                      2.85   0.67     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                        32     -8        4       
  SINCE MAR 1     24                        32     -8        4       
  SINCE JUL 1    403                       565   -162      507       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         8     -3       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  182                       131     51      189       
  SINCE MAR 1    182                       131     51      189       
  SINCE JAN 1    432                       290    142      424       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         


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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    67                                                       
 LOWEST     10                                                       
 AVERAGE    39                                                       

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THE MCALLEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        95      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        39      1989                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 22 2012.........SUNRISE   734 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT   
MARCH 23 2012.........SUNRISE   733 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 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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