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CDUS44 KBRO 020827
CLIMFE


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX                              
227 AM CST WED MAR 2 2005

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...THE MCALLEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1941 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         80    223 PM  94    1953  78      2       80       
  MINIMUM         53    414 AM  38    1897  57     -4       64       
  AVERAGE         67                        67      0       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.40 1990   0.04  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.04  -0.04      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.04  -0.04      T      
  SINCE JAN 1      1.93                      2.59  -0.66     1.77    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                               
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      3.5                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         4     -2        7       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                         4     -2        7       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                         4     -2        7       
  SINCE JAN 1    243                       153     90      126       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     42                                                       
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE MCALLEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        93      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        32      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  2 2005.........SUNRISE   655 AM CST   SUNSET   635 PM CST   
MARCH  3 2005.........SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   636 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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