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CDUS44 KBRO 091001
CLIMFE


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX                              
400 AM CST WED MAR 9 2005

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...THE MCALLEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         77   1054 AM  98    1991  80     -3       80       
  MINIMUM         58   1149 PM  35    1926  59     -1       58       
  AVERAGE         68                        69     -1       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.13          0.16 1966   0.03   0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.18                      0.25  -0.07      T      
  SINCE MAR 1      0.18                      0.25  -0.07      T      
  SINCE JAN 1      2.11                      2.80  -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                         5     -2        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        38     -1       67       
  SINCE MAR 1     37                        38     -1       67       
  SINCE JAN 1    278                       187     91      186       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87                                                       
 LOWEST     31                                                       
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE MCALLEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        91      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        33      1879                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2005.........SUNRISE   648 AM CST   SUNSET   639 PM CST   
MARCH 10 2005.........SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   639 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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