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CDUS44 KBRO 030828
CLIMFE


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX                              
227 AM CST THU MAR 3 2005

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...THE MCALLEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 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         74    406 PM  93    1953  78     -4       84       
  MINIMUM         62    612 AM  32    1917  57      5       65       
  AVERAGE         68                        68      0       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.19 1995   0.03  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.07  -0.07      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.07  -0.07      T      
  SINCE JAN 1      1.93                      2.62  -0.69     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        3                         4     -1       10       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         8     -3       17       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         8     -3       17       
  SINCE JAN 1    246                       157     89      136       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93                                                       
 LOWEST     68                                                       
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE MCALLEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        98      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        31      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  3 2005.........SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   636 PM CST   
MARCH  4 2005.........SUNRISE   653 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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