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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX                              
423 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005

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...THE HARLINGEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1912 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         65    249 PM  95    1945  80    -15       80       
  MINIMUM         49   1023 AM  33    1879  58     -9       61       
  AVERAGE         57                        69    -12       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.87 1983   0.03  -0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.13                      0.62  -0.49     1.85    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.13                      0.62  -0.49     1.85    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.46                      3.97  -2.51     3.71    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      3.5                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         1      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                        30    -22        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                        30    -22        0       
  SINCE JUL 1    385                       725   -340      528       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   62                        67     -5       91       
  SINCE MAR 1     62                        67     -5       91       
  SINCE JAN 1    307                       184    123      197       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97                                                       
 LOWEST     48                                                       
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE HARLINGEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        96      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        34      1889                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   638 AM CST   SUNSET   641 PM CST   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   637 AM CST   SUNSET   641 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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