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

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...THE MCALLEN CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         65    249 PM  97    1961  82    -17       80       
  MINIMUM         49    919 AM  38    1899  60    -11       63       
  AVERAGE         57                        71    -14       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          0.37 1988   0.02   0.00     0.00    
                                      1991                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.24                      0.42  -0.18     3.76    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.24                      0.42  -0.18     3.76    
  SINCE JAN 1      2.17                      2.97  -0.80     5.53    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                                 
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                               
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                               
  SINCE JUL 1      3.5                                               
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   75                        85    -10      107       
  SINCE MAR 1     75                        85    -10      107       
  SINCE JAN 1    316                       234     82      226       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    16.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100                                                       
 LOWEST     48                                                       
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE MCALLEN CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        94      1982                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        42      1893                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   640 AM CST   SUNSET   643 PM CST   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   639 AM CST   SUNSET   643 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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